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dorothy_gale's review against another edition
5.0
Fascinating. It was eye-opening to hear how much discrimination and ostracism these guys experienced, sometimes for merely using logic, so I'm glad their messages reached so many. They describe how extremely offended religious people get -- I can't help but wonder if this depth of offense is at the root of what we see today for all things American media. I've never been fond of the word 'hubris' but it definitely fits here given what we've witnessed in 2020 ("dangerous overconfidence.")
This book basically altered my thoughts on how to raise my kids around religion. One of the chapters in this book (I can't remember which) opened with questions, and my daughter says "Hey I have those same questions!"
I want to find the YouTube version of this conversation and pick-up whatever I missed in the audio version.
This book basically altered my thoughts on how to raise my kids around religion. One of the chapters in this book (I can't remember which) opened with questions, and my daughter says "Hey I have those same questions!"
I want to find the YouTube version of this conversation and pick-up whatever I missed in the audio version.
andystone's review against another edition
3.0
The whole conversation was a debate without anyone on the other side, and it felt like four Redditors clamoring to agree and one-up each other's statements. It's an important message, but a little too self congratulatory to be of much interest.
norwegianforestreader's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia and Antisemitism
bru_reads's review against another edition
2.0
2.0 - This book is nothing but a transcript of the conversation anyone can see on YouTube (if you haven't yet you should!) with some extra texts by the three living Horsemen and a great preface by Stephen King.
thunguyen's review against another edition
2.0
I listened to an audiobook version and found it a very bad way to listen to this conversation. It might have been better if I had watched it on Youtube where it was originally posted.
nuts246's review against another edition
5.0
"Read 'The Four Horseman' and you will come out of the closet and admit you are an Atheist", my friend told me as we had one of our free flowing discussions fortified by bad coffee. Eleven months later, I finally got down to reading the book, and I have to say she is right.
So much of the book described lived experiences, and I underlined or scribbled on most of the pages. Certainly a book I am going back to again. And maybe one more time, before branching off into the other books they authored.
So much of the book described lived experiences, and I underlined or scribbled on most of the pages. Certainly a book I am going back to again. And maybe one more time, before branching off into the other books they authored.
amarj33t_5ingh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I am adjudging this to be 4-star worthy because of the disparate nature of the book, it's a line-to-line rendition of the four way conversation between the world's leading intellectuals and scientists. We have Dennett, Dawkins, Hitches and Harris conversing on religion and the fate of society overall as science spectacularly confronts faith in a rapidly changing world. While some highly relevant points are made, they are somewhat veiled by the cut-way form of the book. Still, an incisive blow against dogma.