Reviews
"Presented as 'A Memoir by God,' the book comes divided into chapters and numbered verses like the Bible, if the Bible were narrated by Mel Brooks on crack-laced manna. It's a bawdy circus of theological vaudevilleShadrach, Meshach and To-bed-we-go!determined to sacrifice every sacred cow on the altar of farce." Ron Charles, The Washington Post, "Oh, God . . . There are enough laughs here, not to mention a dazzling underlying knowledge of theology, to give plenty of props to Javerbaum." - Booklist (starred review), "There's something pitch-perfect about the tone and tenor of The Last Testament . . . Readers from every religion will find things to laugh at and/or be offended by in this book." - January magazine, "Presented as 'A Memoir by God,' the book comes divided into chapters and numbered verses like the Bible, if the Bible were narrated by Mel Brooks on crack-laced manna. It's a bawdy circus of theological vaudeville-Shadrach, Meshach and To-bed-we-go!-determined to sacrifice every sacred cow on the altar of farce." -Ron Charles, The Washington Post, "This book plays spin doctor for the Big Guy, in the form of a really new testament. Author David Javerbaum, formerly a writer and producer for 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,' brings that show's arch snappiness to his task, laying out what God really had in mind . . . If you're a churchgoer you might ask, well, isn't this sacrilegious? In many places, decidedly so. And if the human temptation is to continually imagine God in our own image (face it, you think God agrees with your positions on abortion, taxes and political parties, don't you?), The Last Testament does so with a vengeance, quoting a pop-culture-savvy Creator who despises Sarah Palin and holds reliably progressive social views. . . . People of faith should be glad when religious themes show up in popular discourse, even if it's for a cheap joke. Better to be satirized than to be ignored. And, of course, the premise of 'The Daily Show' is in effect: Satire can be the best vehicle for truth." -- Buffalo News, "No doubt the old rogue savors the irony that the most appreciative readers of his Last Testament are likely to be atheists. He might even have written it specially for them."-- The Atheist Conservative.com, eoeNo doubt the old rogue savors the irony that the most appreciative readers of his Last Testament are likely to be atheists. He might even have written it specially for them.ee" The Atheist Conservative.com, "I can't be sure, but I think the famously blasphemous Mark Twain (who once said he didn't want to go to heaven because he hated harp music) would have chuckled his way through Javerbaum's book. Maybe even snorted. Because it's very funny. Offensive to some, for sure, but very funny." -A.J. Jacobs for The Globe & Mail, eoeI cane(tm)t be sure, but I think the famously blasphemous Mark Twain (who once said he didne(tm)t want to go to heaven because he hated harp music) would have chuckled his way through Javerbaume(tm)s book. Maybe even snorted. Because ite(tm)s very funny. Offensive to some, for sure, but very funny.e e"A.J. Jacobs for The Globe & Mail, "An irreverent look at Judaism, Christianity and Islam, sparing no religion, or religious leaders, any barbs." - The Christian Post, eoeThis book plays spin doctor for the Big Guy, in the form of a really new testament. Author David Javerbaum, formerly a writer and producer for 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,' brings that showe(tm)s arch snappiness to his task, laying out what God really had in mind . . . If youe(tm)re a churchgoer you might ask, well, isne(tm)t this sacrilegious? In many places, decidedly so. And if the human temptation is to continually imagine God in our own image (face it, you think God agrees with your positions on abortion, taxes and political parties, done(tm)t you?), The Last Testament does so with a vengeance, quoting a pop-culture-savvy Creator who despises Sarah Palin and holds reliably progressive social views. . . . People of faith should be glad when religious themes show up in popular discourse, even if ite(tm)s for a cheap joke. Better to be satirized than to be ignored. And, of course, the premise of 'The Daily Show' is in effect: Satire can be the best vehicle for truth.e e" Buffalo News, eoeAn irreverent look at Judaism, Christianity and Islam, sparing no religion, or religious leaders, any barbs.e e" The Christian Post, "Absurdity reigns in The Last Testament . . . . A wickedly funny introduction to the opinions and modus operandi of God, 'King of the Universe.'" -ShelfAwareness.com, "This book plays spin doctor for the Big Guy, in the form of a really new testament. Author David Javerbaum, formerly a writer and producer for 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,' brings that show's arch snappiness to his task, laying out what God really had in mind . . . If you're a churchgoer you might ask, well, isn't this sacrilegious? In many places, decidedly so. And if the human temptation is to continually imagine God in our own image (face it, you think God agrees with your positions on abortion, taxes and political parties, don't you?), The Last Testament does so with a vengeance, quoting a pop-culture-savvy Creator who despises Sarah Palin and holds reliably progressive social views. . . . People of faith should be glad when religious themes show up in popular discourse, even if it's for a cheap joke. Better to be satirized than to be ignored. And, of course, the premise of 'The Daily Show' is in effect: Satire can be the best vehicle for truth." - Buffalo News, "A 'memoir' by God [ The Last Testament ] does what The Daily Show does so well--it satirizes religion by both taking it seriously and not taking it seriously at all, using humor to both point out the inconsistencies of the holiest texts and to describe God's codependent relationship with celebrities."-- Salon.com, eoeA e~memoire(tm) by God [ The Last Testament ] does what The Daily Show does so welle"it satirizes religion by both taking it seriously and not taking it seriously at all, using humor to both point out the inconsistencies of the holiest texts and to describe Gode(tm)s codependent relationship with celebrities.ee" Salon.com, "There's something pitch-perfect about the tone and tenor of The Last Testament . . . Readers from every religion will find things to laugh at and/or be offended by in this book." -- January magazine, "A blithely blasphemous satire of monotheism. . . . Adherents of every Abrahamic faith will find plenty of hilarious, offensive manna for thought in these revelations." - Publishers Weekly, "I can't be sure, but I think the famously blasphemous Mark Twain (who once said he didn't want to go to heaven because he hated harp music) would have chuckled his way through Javerbaum's book. Maybe even snorted. Because it's very funny. Offensive to some, for sure, but very funny." --A.J. Jacobs for The Globe & Mail, "Absurdity reigns in The Last Testament . . . . A wickedly funny introduction to the opinions and modus operandi of God, 'King of the Universe.'" --ShelfAwareness.com, "There's something pitch-perfect about the tone and tenor of The Last Testament . . . Readers from every religion will find things to laugh at and/or be offended by in this book." -- January magazine, "No doubt the old rogue savors the irony that the most appreciative readers of his Last Testament are likely to be atheists. He might even have written it specially for them."- The Atheist Conservative.com, eoeA blithely blasphemous satire of monotheism. . . . Adherents of every Abrahamic faith will find plenty of hilarious, offensive manna for thought in these revelations.e e" Publishers Weekly, "[David Javerbaum] takes ghost writing to new heights. . . . The entire book is written to provoke laughter. That isn't a bad thing in a world where we take ourselves far too seriously, most of the time." -- Ottawa Citizen, eoeThere's something pitch-perfect about the tone and tenor of The Last Testament . . . Readers from every religion will find things to laugh at and/or be offended by in this book.e e" January magazine, "A 'memoir' by God [ The Last Testament ] does what The Daily Show does so well-it satirizes religion by both taking it seriously and not taking it seriously at all, using humor to both point out the inconsistencies of the holiest texts and to describe God's codependent relationship with celebrities."- Salon.com, eoe The Last Testament is billed as a message from God as transcribed by David Javerbaum, the former head writer and executive producer of e~The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,e(tm) whose specialty is chutzpah. With no apparent qualms Mr. Javerbaum steps into the infinitely big shoes of the Almighty to deliver a series of pronouncements, gags, parodies of Biblical passages and even a 12-step program envisioned from Gode(tm)s point of view. . . . The Last Testament is fearless . . . a recklessly funny set of gags about all things religious and quite a few things secular too.e e" Janet Maslin , The New York Times, "An irreverent look at Judaism, Christianity and Islam, sparing no religion, or religious leaders, any barbs." -- The Christian Post, "Presented as 'A Memoir by God,' the book comes divided into chapters and numbered verses like the Bible, if the Bible were narrated by Mel Brooks on crack-laced manna. It's a bawdy circus of theological vaudeville--Shadrach, Meshach and To-bed-we-go!--determined to sacrifice every sacred cow on the altar of farce." --Ron Charles, The Washington Post, eoe[David Javerbaum] takes ghost writing to new heights. . . . The entire book is written to provoke laughter. That isne(tm)t a bad thing in a world where we take ourselves far too seriously, most of the time.e e" Ottawa Citizen, eoePresented as e~A Memoir by God,e(tm) the book comes divided into chapters and numbered verses like the Bible, if the Bible were narrated by Mel Brooks on crack-laced manna. Ite(tm)s a bawdy circus of theological vaudevillee"Shadrach, Meshach and To-bed-we-go!e"determined to sacrifice every sacred cow on the altar of farce.e e"Ron Charles, The Washington Post, "Absurdity reigns in The Last Testament . . . .A wickedly funny introduction to the opinions and modus operandi of God, 'King of the Universe.'" e"ShelfAwareness.com, "[David Javerbaum] takes ghost writing to new heights. . . . The entire book is written to provoke laughter. That isn't a bad thing in a world where we take ourselves far too seriously, most of the time." -- Ottawa Citizen, eoeOh, God . . . There are enough laughs here, not to mention a dazzling underlying knowledge of theology, to give plenty of props to Javerbaum.e e" Booklist (starred review), "A blithely blasphemous satire of monotheism. . . . Adherents of every Abrahamic faith will find plenty of hilarious, offensive manna for thought in these revelations." -- Publishers Weekly, " The Last Testament is billed as a message from God as transcribed by David Javerbaum, the former head writer and executive producer of 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,' whose specialty is chutzpah. With no apparent qualms Mr. Javerbaum steps into the infinitely big shoes of the Almighty to deliver a series of pronouncements, gags, parodies of Biblical passages and even a 12-step program envisioned from God's point of view. . . . The Last Testament is fearless . . . a recklessly funny set of gags about all things religious and quite a few things secular too." - Janet Maslin , The New York Times, "[David Javerbaum] takes ghost writing to new heights. . . . The entire book is written to provoke laughter. That isn't a bad thing in a world where we take ourselves far too seriously, most of the time." - Ottawa Citizen, " The Last Testament is billed as a message from God as transcribed by David Javerbaum, the former head writer and executive producer of 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,' whose specialty is chutzpah. With no apparent qualms Mr. Javerbaum steps into the infinitely big shoes of the Almighty to deliver a series of pronouncements, gags, parodies of Biblical passages and even a 12-step program envisioned from God's point of view. . . . The Last Testament is fearless . . . a recklessly funny set of gags about all things religious and quite a few things secular too." -- Janet Maslin , The New York Times, "Oh, God . . . There are enough laughs here, not to mention a dazzling underlying knowledge of theology, to give plenty of props to Javerbaum." -- Booklist (starred review), "Absurdity reigns in The Last Testament . . . . A wickedly funny introduction to the opinions and modus operandi of God, 'King of the Universe.'" --ShelfAwareness.com
