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Title: The Book of the SubGenius : Being the Divine Wisdom, Guidance, and Prophecy of J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs, High Epopt of the Church of the SubGenius, Here Inscribed for the Salvation of Future Generations and in the Hope that Slack May Someday Reign on this Earth by J.R. Dobbs, The SubGenius Foundation, Rev. Ivan Stang ISBN: 0-671-63810-6 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 15 May, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (28 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Just Read The Review!
Comment: One word: brilliant! Many words: This book is equal parts scathing indictment of conformist thought, a sincere exhortation for the free-thinking individualist to not lose faith in himself/herself, an amusing cosmogony filled with sundry gods, demons, yetis, aliens and more, a free-spirited religious/philosophical treatise on the merits of self-indulgence, an ego-maniacal, self-aggrandizing rant and a blatant attempt to "cash in" by Ivan Stang, a satire on mainstream American culture AND seemingly "counter culture" types (cults, hippies, punks...; in short any "followers" of any stripe or creed), and one long, self-satirizing, not-at-all-to-be-taken-seriously joke.
If all this sounds like essential reading for any sane person in an insane world, then...your right! If all this sounds like a stupid, rambling, jerk-yer-chain-jape, then...your right!
Based on all that, if you cannot conceive how this book could could be so ESSENTIAL, then you're *SO PINK* you can't think straight anyways.
Rating: 5
Summary: you need this
Comment: If you don't own it, most especially if you've never heard of it, you pinkos seriously need a copy. (And if you HAVE heard of it, what the heck are you waiting for?)
If you already own a copy, buy another and GIVE it to that special friend in need of serious help. Use its pages for toilet paper, or bury it in the backyard and watch it REAPPEAR on your front porch ad infinitum. (And it'll be just dandy for propping up the short leg of your TV set.)
It's real simple: everyone needs more [fill in the blank]. This book'll show you how to get it, with easy step-by-step assembly instructions that even the most awkward glue-sniffing yooth can follow. With Dobbs's patented Eurorotorvated Dance Steps and Preprogrammed Learning Materials you can NEVER GO WRONG. (Ok, Dobbs (...) up and the saucers haven't shown up yet. Tough.)
Trust me, it really works, as I can testify from personal experience.
Once you've read the book, send in your (money) and all PRAISE to the mighty Dobbs!!! You and your life will be better for it. Just click on the little button up there...c'mon, you know you want to free yourself from the slavery of JHVH-1 and his many demons... You MUST get SLACK.
Rating: 1
Summary: bored
Comment: This book is not offensive. It is not thought-stimulating. It is not interesting. It is not anything but boring.
Maybe in its day, this was a shocking satire of organized religion, but today it just falls flat. It is a rough draft of the kind of funny satire we get every week on theonion.com.
Did I miss something? Did the big joke go over my head? I'm not too stupid, but I guess I could have missed it completely. I just didn't find a single thing of substance or humor in the whole book.
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