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A review by trike
The Tithe, Volume 2: Islamaphobia by Matt Hawkins, Rahsan Ekedal, Phillip Sevy
3.0
I am always struggling between being non-religious and anti-religion. Almost all of my friends are religious to some degree, and it brings them comfort. Usually. I’m not an atheist, even though that’s how I operate. Nor am I a theist of any stripe. I’m agnostic about god or gods the same way I am about Faster Then Light travel: some say it’s possible, some say it isn’t, but I’m withholding judgement until we know more.
So of course I’m in the bag for this story about politicians using religion as justification for power grabs while also using it to foment hate. But at the end of the day this particular entry has too many niggling plot holes to be really satisfying, and one huge one at the end that’s bugging me.
I was pleasantly surprised to see the [b:Think Tank, Vol. 1|16176724|Think Tank, Vol. 1|Matt Hawkins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1367008722l/16176724._SY75_.jpg|22026920] main character pop up here. I didn’t realize these books were set in the same world, but it makes sense. These books are less sciencey than Think Tank, but as always Hawkins does his research, so that’s cool.
Anyway, I’m down for more, so I’ll be continuing on over the next couple weeks.
So of course I’m in the bag for this story about politicians using religion as justification for power grabs while also using it to foment hate. But at the end of the day this particular entry has too many niggling plot holes to be really satisfying, and one huge one at the end that’s bugging me.
Spoiler
Jimmy the FBI agent is in a basement with multiple bombs and 35 seconds on the clock. The next scene he’s disheveled but fine. HOW?! I asked Hawkins on Twitter just now but he just said that [b:Eden's Fall|31387208|Eden's Fall|Matt Hawkins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1474743424l/31387208._SY75_.jpg|52076960] follows this book. That’s not an answer, man! I gots to know! It better not be a miracle.I was pleasantly surprised to see the [b:Think Tank, Vol. 1|16176724|Think Tank, Vol. 1|Matt Hawkins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1367008722l/16176724._SY75_.jpg|22026920] main character pop up here. I didn’t realize these books were set in the same world, but it makes sense. These books are less sciencey than Think Tank, but as always Hawkins does his research, so that’s cool.
Anyway, I’m down for more, so I’ll be continuing on over the next couple weeks.