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God's Gym: Divine Male Bodies of the Bible by Stephen Moore

tomstbr's review against another edition

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2.0

Eh. Not my cup of tea. Not that coherent. Best thing about this was some choice sentences and comparisons between bodybuilding and the bible, and that it made me want to read Michel Foucault.

eclecticallyreading's review against another edition

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funny informative medium-paced

4.0

moreteamorecats's review against another edition

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3.0

This is exactly what I was promised, like, a decade ago when I first heard about it: A completely ridiculous but oddly compelling rereading of the Bible through the lens of bodybuilding magazines. Needless to say, probably, I disagree with much of what's here, but in the best way, where I need to be extremely clear about why.
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