Bible Stories for Adults by James K. Morrow
Read in January 2014
Anthology Synopsis:
Morrow unabashedly delves into matters both sacred and secular in this collection of short stories buoyed by his deliciously irreverent wit. Among the dozen selections is the Nebula Award-winning “Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge.”
Contents:
Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge (1988)
Daughter Earth (1991)
Known but to God and Wilbur Hines (1991)
Bible Stories for Adults, No. 20: The Tower (1994)
Spelling God with the Wrong Blocks (1987)
The Assemblage of Kristin (1984)
Bible Stories for Adults, No. 31: The Covenant (1989)
Abe Lincoln in McDonald’s (1989)
The Confessions of Ebenezer Scrooge (1989)
Bible Stories for Adults No. 46: The Soap Opera (1994)
Diary of a Mad Deity (1988)
Arms and the Woman (1991)
My Thoughts:
Favorite Story (tie): ‘Spelling God with the Wrong Blocks’ and ‘The Covenant’
Least Favorite Story: ‘Deluge’ (which won the Nebula … go figure).
GR Status Updates and Comments:
| 12/31 | marked as: | borrowed | ||
| 01/01 | marked as: | currently-reading | ||
| 01/01 | page 1 | 0.0% | ||
| 01/01 | page 45 | 17.0% | “Deluge” gets 1.5-2 stars … borderline offensive”Daughter Earth” gets 3.5-4 stars … much better, more thought provoking | |
| 01/17 | page 84 | 32.0% | Finished ‘Known But to God and Wilbur Hines’ – 3.5 stars Finished ‘The Tower’ – 3.5-4 stars | |
| 01/18 | page 100 | 39.0% | Finished ‘Spelling God with the Wrong Blocks’ – 4 stars | |
| 01/18 | page 118 | 46.0% | Finished ‘The Assemblage of Kristen’ – 3 stars | |
| 01/18 | page 132 | 51.0% | Finished ‘The Covenant” – 4 stars | |
| 01/18 | page 150 | 58.0% | Finished ‘Abe Lincoln in McDonald’s’ – 3.5 stars | |
| 01/18 | page 162 | 63.0% | Finished ‘Confessions of Ebenezer Scrooge’ – 3 stars | |
| 01/19 | page 186 | 72.0% | Finished ‘The Soap Opera’ – 3.5 stars | |
| 01/20 | page 214 | 83.0% | Finished ‘Diary of a Mad Diety’ – 3.5 stars | |
| 01/21 | page 256 | 100.0% | Finished ‘Arms and the Woman’ – 3 stars | |
| 01/21 | marked as: | read | ||
