P. Z. Myers

I'm torn on a review for this. First, I liked PZ Meyer's blog, Pharyngula. I read it mostly for the evolution parts, but he had some interesting stuff about religious issues in the country. His book, however, takes some of the more venting posts and made them chapters. It didn't seem so much like a Happy Atheist, but a Gloating Atheist for most of the book. That means that it's a great book for an atheist who's dealing with lots of people criticizing his decision or nosing in way too much. It's good comic relief and gives pretty good catharsis, especially for those in the Bible Belt. However, it's not exactly a good book for explaining to believers why atheists aren't and it certainly wouldn't come off as happy to anyone who didn't already agree. In short, if you're already and atheist (and possibly already familiar with PZ's writing), you'll probably love this book. Just don't lend it to your religious family in hopes that they'll understand you better.… (altro)