Reviews and Comments

Just finished the "Jesus Christ in Texas" story and it felt like a good stop for the moment. I am again struck by how contemporary and powerful his writing remains. There's been a couple of Black Jesus stories so far, and they've really made me more understanding and aware of how Black JC isn't just pure physical representation but also manifests specific needs of the Black faithful. I'm reminded that I have Obery Hendricks' "Christians Against Christianity" to read still, which likely touches on similar ideas. It's revealing, I think, how much truer this Black form of Christianity feels to His teachings, though sad that it's the "religion of the oppressed" aspect that's most resonant.

My favorite book, I must have bought this one in various editions a half-dozen times, always giving them away to people! Endlessly fascinating in story and construction, Johnny's encounter with the House remains a compelling expression of our post-modern angst at being doomed by a system/environment that is hostile yet indifferent to us, confusing and beyond our ability to make meaning from it.

Picking up my FAVORITE book from childhood, after it got a surprise (to me!) mention in #BalladOfPerilousGraves I'm excited to go on a road trip with Milo and the watchdog again, it's been a long, long time.

My intro to #TomRobbins, a fun book but with a lot of 🤨 problematic stuff that is intentional but still icky. Fun wordplay and amusing circumstances as is the Robbins hallmark I'm learning.

Slow going on this one though I'm really enjoying it so far (about half way through!) Lots of fun #NOLA references, lots of fun Robbins-isms.

Fantastic book, the best I've read this year! This musical/magical tour of #NewOrleans has twists and turns aplenty, culminating with a final revelation about the city and it's destiny that had me sobbing!