Declare Books As The Boomer Bible
| Original Title: | The Boomer Bible |
| ISBN: | 1563050757 (ISBN13: 9781563050756) |
| Edition Language: | English |
R.F. Laird
Paperback | Pages: 880 pages Rating: 4.23 | 209 Users | 28 Reviews
Point Epithetical Books The Boomer Bible
| Title | : | The Boomer Bible |
| Author | : | R.F. Laird |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 880 pages |
| Published | : | January 10th 1991 by Workman Publishing Company |
| Categories | : | Humor. Fiction. Religion. Reference |
Narration During Books The Boomer Bible
In the beginning there was the Holy Bible2 Which was a very good book indeed, but so many things happened since the beginning,
3 That Maybe it was time for another bible,
4 So a punk from Philadelphia wrote a new one,
5 And so it is called The Boomer Bible,
6 So there.
7 And Its Past Testament tells the history of the world, including the Book of Greeks, Book of Brits, Book of Yanks, Book of Russkies, and all the other self-proclaimed Chosen Nations,
8 And people sticking each other with pointed sticks, and acting up, which is called civilization,
9 And also about religion and art and movies and literature, and TV, and so forth, which is why there are also the Books of Pnowlege,
10 Including Psongs, Psayings, and Psomethings,
11 Written just like the other Bible but without any big unpronounceable words,
12 So that you and I might truly understand it,
13 For a change.
14 And Its Present Testament tells about the coming of Harry, and The Way of Harry,
15 Who may be the messiah everybody has been waiting for,
16 Unless he really isn't,
17 Which is hard to say,
18 So there.
19 And there is also The Book of Harrier Brayer together with the Harrier Hymnal,
20 And another Testament too,
21 And Concordance, and a lenticular hand on the cover.
22 And It is not for the faint of heart,
23 Or the easily offended,
24 Or the priggish or the prudish,
25 But who cares,
26 Because neither was Candide, or Swift's A Modest Proposal, or Rabelais, or Lenny Bruce
28 Or all the other satires and satirists who felt the need to warn us when we have gone astray,
29 Which we have,
29 Which you'll know all about,
31 If you read your Boomer Bible,
32 Or there.
Over 87,000 copies in print.
Rating Epithetical Books The Boomer Bible
Ratings: 4.23 From 209 Users | 28 ReviewsCritique Epithetical Books The Boomer Bible
I wish I could split this book up into parts and rate them separately. I found the pre-Harry stuff to be an awesome epic-poem/bible-formatted history of the world. The P* sections were kind of a waste of time. The Harry stuff was fun at first, and then it just started to disturb me. By the end of the gospels and stories and communications from the ultra-Harriers, I was completely against the Harry message and feeling pretty down about the state of the world. Then there's a bunch of crap aboutI think this one is going to be an ongoing read between others books (it's definitely a lot more enjoyable to pick up than the New Penguin History of the World). There was a Boomer Bible movement in my family when I was growing up, and I remember much discussion and laughter about the testaments. Now I see why.
This is one of the most hilarious satires ever written!
At the time this came out, it made a huge impression on me for its ambitious, wide-ranging, and usually understated humor. In later years, the conservative bias is a lot easier to see, and it goes on way, way too long. But the first third or so is still pretty great.
A hilarious book that pokes fun at religion, politics, history, and human stupidity.
Words cannot explain this book.
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