Me of Little Faith
More Me! Less Faith!

Definitely not a classic, but still worth the trip. Very funny in its ridicule of organized religion, yet surprisingly serious--and still funny--in its detailing of transcendent, ineffable experiences that have helped the author temper his skepticism with a recognition of spiritual realities. I have......more

I'm a huge fan of Lewis Black: I think he's very funny but also very smart, even (especially) when taking on some of stickiest issues. That is why I was so disappointed with this book. I think it may simply be that Black's humor doesn't translate well into the written form. It felt like he was stuck......more

Up until the very end of the book, I was ready to give it three-four stars ... And then I got to the truly, truly awful script from the show he put on with Mark Linn-Baker, of "Perfect Strangers" fame. Oh, good God. Any salient points Black had made previously as to the odd relationship between reli......more

Lewis Black is one of my favorite comedians. He would have to completely suck before I’d pan his material. That being said, I’m not inclined to call this a masterwork of comedy. I was much more taken in by Bill Maher’s recent film Religulous, for instance. And digging back further, everyone should h......more

While Lewis's voice is clearly present in this loosely related collection of religious-themed anecdotes, it felt like he was calling it in, especially toward the end. And very unlike Lewis, on one of his rants about Jimmy Swaggart, he misinterpreted Mr. Swaggart's apology to The Lord following his in......more