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    An Act of God: Previously Published as The Last Testament: A Memoir by God
    An Act of God: Previously Published as The Last Testament: A Memoir by God
    An Act of God: Previously Published as The Last Testament: A Memoir by God
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    An Act of God: Previously Published as The Last Testament: A Memoir by God

    By David Javerbaum

    3.5/5

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    ***An Act of God (previously published as The Last Testament: A Memoir) is now a major Broadway show starring Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and directed by Joe Mantello (Wicked)***

    Over the course of his long and distinguished career, God has literally seen it all. And not just seen. In fact, the multitalented deity has played a pivotal role in many major events, including the Creation of the universe, the entirety of world history, and the successful transitioning of American Idol into the post–Simon Cowell era. Sometimes preachy, sometimes holier-than-thou, but always lively, An Act of God is the ultimate celebrity autobiography.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateMay 5, 2015
    ISBN9781501122194
    An Act of God: Previously Published as The Last Testament: A Memoir by God
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    David Javerbaum

    David Javerbaum is a former head writer and executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He is the coauthor of that show’s bestsellers, America: The Book and Earth: The Book, and author of the pregnancy parody What to Expect When You’re Expected.

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    • 4/5
      This is a hilarious book. God tells us the real reasons behind all the best stories in the Holy Bible. Javerbaum writes God in such a way that if you are not easily offended, you will be awesomely amused. At times however, it is slightly too offensive, even for those of us with huge funny bones. I'd recommend to forgiving Christians, atheists who wonder, and anyone who enjoys a quick laugh (although not too quick, the book is 400 pages long).
    • 3/5
      First of all, if you are religious and think it is sacrilegious to poke fun at your religion, and especially at the Bible, stay far away from this book. If you are not religious but think it's wrong to poke fun at religions, stay away, too. If you don't like reading profanity, this isn't a book you'll like.Now that the people who definitely won't like this book have been winnowed out, let's move one. For all other readers, this may or may not be a book for you. Vague, huh?I laughed out loud several times when I started this book, and annoyed my spouse by reading snippets of it to him. Apparently, God isn't the nice, benevolent guy or the vengeful god (depending on your version) that we have come to know and love. He is a persnickety, ornery prankster who does make mistakes. At least according to this, his last testament.The problem with the book is threefold. It got old fast, like hearing the same knock-knock joke too many times in a row. And some of it seemed mean-spirited. Some of the profanity was a bit too much for my usually tolerant mind. I have to admit that I haven't finished the book. I will probably pick it up again and read a few pages now and then. For me, it isn't a book to be read straight through, just too much of something that can be good in small doses.
    • 3/5
      Tongue in cheek about God giving some personal background and highlights to his best seller, The Bible with added sections on a number of different topics. If you don't have a sense of humor or don't believe God has a sense of humor, this is the last book you'll want to pick up.The sections are broken down into small (often 1 line) numbered paragraphs, apparently so that you can refer to "God's word" in this book like you were accessing the Bible. There's an entire section on celebrities and because God is all-seeing , "God" saw all and decides to share it with us. A number of celebrities and their families might not be too thrilled, fiction or not.Some of it is very funny, much of it is amusing, but some of it just runs on and on. Reading this cover to cover quickly got old. It actually reads better if you break it up and read sections of it at a time. Now that I think about it's actually a good book to keep in the bathroom.The medium for the book doesn't feel right, at least as the cover-to-cover read. I could easily see this material as a series for a stand-up comic.I'd downloaded the first few chapters that were available free for the Kindle prior to the release of the book and loved it. Again, stick to reading shorter amounts at a time if you get the book or you are bound to be disappointed after such a great start.
    • 4/5
      You know about God's credentials, so I'll just tell you about David Javerbaum. He has a masters degree in irreverence after being a head writer and executive producer for The Daily Show, the co-author of "America, The Book" and "Earth: The Book" as well as being the lone author of "What to Expect When You Are Expected". He also wrote the songs for "A Colbert Christmas" and the opening number for the 2011 Tony Awards, "Broadway, It's Not Just for Gays Anymore" performed by Neil Patrick Harris. Now that you know all that, just imagine what he's done with The Bible and The Koran, among other religious books, scrolls, teachings, rumors and gossip.With the help of Javerbaum, we get to meet the "real" God, at home with His family (He's got a wife, and three kids, one of which you probably have heard about), the behind the scenes from everything from the creation of the world to the truth about who got on the ark and why, to the processing of prayers, to His numerous admitted infidelities. He's a big fan of the Mayan culture, so expect some major doings leading up to 12-22-12 (there is a day to day listing beginning on 1-1-12), with the finale being determined with how well this new book of His sells. This book even has recipes in it (because His publisher told Him cookbooks are hot right now), though some of the ingredients will be a bit of a challenge to find (but then, so are Martha Stewart's).This is a fun, occasionally bawdy, irreverent (which would be spelled in neon capital letters with roving search lights flashing around it if only my computer was able to do so), and a perfect addition to any Stewart/Colbert/Comedy Central fans coffee table, bureau stack, or "reading room" basket.

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