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Ilona Dubi _lona_ubi — It's interesting as a Christian to read social science books about religion, where everything is explained from an atheistic perspective, and therefore reduced to nothing but the analysis of social forces, evolutionary change, etc. There are helpful insights gained via this model that someone with a "faith" perspective could easily miss, ignore, or intentionally avoid, but I feel it also can miss what a particular faith meant to its practitioners. Now a good anthropologist, following say the Geertzian model, tries to interpret rituals according to the community that uses it, and although Stannard gives a great job of putting the changing funerary practices of American Puritans into the broader European context, and certainly has a good grip on Puritan/Calvinist theology, I don't know, there is still something missing. Nevertheless, it is a good read, and though while it ignores the economic and land issues involved in the breakdown of the Puritan communities, it does a great job showing how the crisis of their dwindling community was reflected as their death practices changed dramatically from practically just burying someone 6 feet under once they kick the bucket, no funeral, etc. to elaborate tombstones and funeral sermons. Must have been tough being a person of faith who also believes that there is no way one can know where they would spend eternity. An existential crisis dealt with through ritual. Also, a great use of "material culture" in explaining cultural meanings and changes. Lots of great and helpful illustrations, and a critique of our contemporary culture, which likes to pretend death (and aging) don't exist.

Alex Ribeiro aiqimoveis53e5 — this book has two stories that are both good, although i have to say the second one was my favourite. It is about two long distance lorry drivers who make contact on the radio network one day at a traffic jam. They develop a bit of a rapport over the several hours the jam takes to clear and exchange cell phone numbers. Over time they become dependent upon one another to cheer each other up, keep each other awake while driving, and generally provide a shoulder to vent spleen. In these conversations they are only known by nicknames Unknowingly they meet up in person and enjoy one anothers company sporadically, but as time goes by they develop feelings for the person on the end of the phone and also the man they know in person, and start to feel guilty that they are cheating! FINALLY they manage to meet in a very funny scene - almost worthy of Shakespeare, but for once the story does not end there. The other story is almost as good and I highly recommend this book.

Daniel Abraham dacg — One of the few books I remember crying at the end of. This was also at 4 am after I stayed up all night to finish it because it was so incredible.

Patrick Gannon _atrick_annon — I really liked this- well written- never boring- sort of like "Carnival" w/out all the supernatural weirdness- nice twists to the plot.

Kris Manalo manalokris3d — okay, so i really loved this book. i thought it was a fascinating concept and experiment to go without electricity and many if not all of the modern conveniences that i couldn't live without. the thing that sticks out in mind from the book is the idea that working side-by-side creates a kind of comeradery that transcends the monotony of the work. or something like that. i doubt everyone will like this book as much as i did, but you might want to give it a shot. as a warning, his writing style gets a bit scholarly in parts and makes for slower reading.