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God Collar

By: Marcus Brigstocke
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‘There's probably no God ... but I wish there was. I've got some things I need to ask him.' Based on Marcus Brigstocke's award-winning Edinburgh and West End show, God Collar focuses on the ‘God-shaped hole’ that opens up in Marcus’s life following the death of his best friend. Exploring his own issues surrounding faith – his lack of it, his need for it, some people's waste of it and what good purposes it might serve if he could get hold of it – he rails against the holy trinity of Abrahamic religions (Islam, Christianity and Judaism) while atheists, agnostics and believers of all faiths get it in the neck too. God Collar is a scathing look at modern faith that will leave you laughing out loud and examining your own beliefs in equal measure. ‘As luck would have it, my relationship with God is as dysfunctional and peppered with resentment and recrimination as ever, so this should make for good writing.'

©2011 Marcus Brigstocke (P)2011 Random House Audiobooks Christianity Judaism
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I wasn't sure what to expect from this book going into it, I purchased it mainly on the fact I had found Marcus very funny on Radio 4 many times and I was not disappointed. This is a funny, well read and insightful peace into someones (Marcus's) search for "god". He is sincere in his search and it explains clearly why he finds it impossible to believe in any of the Abrahamic religions. It was any interesting listen and well worth the time. I would highly recommend it for all, believers, non-believers and the unsure. There are no answers here and he makes that clear, but it challenges tradition and is funny at the same time.

Funny, well read and insightful

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what a great read. funny,though packing provoking, educational and insightful what more could you need ☺

excellent ☺

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Absolutely loved it.
extremely funny and he's equally fair in picking apart the fairytales from many belief systems, plus detailing even more absurdities from many of them I was completely unaware of. Has some unexpected poignant and touching moments too, and an ending many wouldn't predict.

Only the closed minded/intolerant wouldn't laugh!

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Marcus Brigstocke is funny and articulate in both the writing and reading of this book.
enjoyed it immensely

Brilliant

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I must confess that I enjoy Marcus Brigstocke's humour. Having said that, and trying to be objective, I found the book to be funny, intelligent, challenging and erudite. He addresses aspects of the religion/atheism debate with irreverance (as you would expect) and humour, and clearly revels in exposing the many hypocricies inherent in the Abrahamic religions and in the insititutions that espouse them (the Pope protecting child molesting Catholic priests being but one). He has also clearly done his research, quoting the base religious texts, Hitchens, Dawkins and many others.

The fact that he narrates it himself gives the book more weight (you can hear the anger and emotion in his voice, e.g. discussing his late friend) and makes it funnier (his delivery is brilliant).

On the minus side, I felt the book flag somewhere in the middle, during which time he seemed to focus more on jokes and less on addressing the subject matter, but this lasted for only a short while.

In summary, an excellent audiobook, giving a humorous and thought-provoking view on religion.

A Witty Critique of Abrahamic Religions

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