Book Review

The Word of God (2008)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Jul 01, 2008; Writer: Thomas M. Disch; Genres: Fiction, Sci-fi and Fantasy; Publisher: Tachyon Publications

The late author's newest work, The Word of God, presented as a memoir by a deified Thomas M. Disch, satirizes modern religion via fiction and poetry.

Movie Pitch
Bruce Almighty as a pitch-dark Charlie Kaufman dramedy.

Bottom Line
While Disch's frequent references to suffering and the afterlife can be painful to read after his recent suicide, they make for a fitting coda to a career spent perfecting the art of the unsettling. A-

Originally posted Jul 28, 2008 Published in issue #1004 Aug 01, 2008 Order article reprints

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