Monday, December 29, 2008

Book Report-- An Inconvenient Book


An Inconvenient Book M
by Glenn Beck

Non-Fiction

I've not read Glenn Beck before, but I had great expectations based on his radio show. I expected the book to be full of helpful (and useless) information not heard in mainstream media. I expected to laugh a lot. I also expected to disagree with some of his perspectives and conclusion.

The book was almost entirely what I expected. The chapters on immigration and the poor helped me understand the issues a lot better but make me want to research more (the sign of a good book). He was funnier than I expected, which means he had to be really funny. I guess with a book he had the chance to refine his humor before presentation.

I did find more disagreement with Glenn than I expected. I assumed that most would be a result of the difference in our beliefs. His Mormonism generates a differenet worldview than my Christianity, though very similiar in many ways. I cannot, however, understand why he believes what he believes about radical Islam.

Though I don't think he has all the answers, it was a worthwhile read and overall enjoyable.

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