God Is Not Great

How Religion Poisons Everything

By: Christopher Hitchens

Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris' recent best-seller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope's view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty of the double helix.

©2007 Christopher Hitchens (P)2007 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"The best of the recent rash of atheist manifestos." (Publishers Weekly)
"Effortlessly witty and entertaining as well as utterly rational." (Booklist)

Hard to understand

I'm glad I read the book before listening to it. As such, it wasn't hard to let it go when the frustration of not being able to understand the narration grew to be too much to enjoy the material. It seemed as if it was a combination of mumbling, speaking too fast, and in monotone. Poor performance and direction. But awesome material. Read the book!

there is a ton here.

Amazing wit and peneterating insight. I always appreciate when an author reads their work. my only criticism is the shear density and amount of refrances. it's a failing of myself that I don't completely understand all the refrances but it would take a lifetime to know them all. On that though I belive I'll be able to revisit the text every few years after my worldview is expanded.

An audible Hitchslap through and through.

Just finished this on the fifth anniversary of Hitchen's death. What a loss for the world. I am grateful he was so erudite and prolific.

One of my fav books from one of my fav authors!

I love the way Hitch articulates the atheist position & I see now why it was an international best seller. Hitch lives on in the work he has left behind.

A very informative and enjoyable book

Any additional comments?

This is not written as anti-religion, but rather exposes the true histories of many religions. If you look at them and see what they have done, you can think for yourself and see how they have been evolved and selfishly used by men.

Doubts about religion's place in our world?

If you could sum up God Is Not Great in three words, what would they be?

Lays it bare. Mr. Hitchens spares no religion in his argument for "religion ruins everything".

What other book might you compare God Is Not Great to and why?

Letter to a Christian Nation - Sam Harris

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Although I am a huge fan of Christoper Hitches I found it hard to understand in English accent in some places. There were a few times I had to rewind and listen very carefully to understand.
This was Hitchens in his true form. Unapologetic and Straightforward.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Hitches says it like it is.

Any additional comments?

This book is an absolute must read for any person who questions religion and their place in modern society.

Enlightening

Wonderful book. It was very interesting. It was very informative to a skeptic mind. It brings it's point across with such conviction.

Excellent Book

Christopher Hitchens puts it better than anyone else could hope to. Trust me.

A masterpiece of fearless and necessary truth.

Mr. Hitchens's eloquence is something rare. His ingenious use of exhaustive research into religious doctrines, some of their origins, and the way they all share similar practices of deception and coersion is eye-opening to the point of being utterly disgusted with them. I am fortunate to live in a time when such a mind was able to speak freely in attempts to free the minds of anyone who would reject the notion of psychological and emotional enslavement.

Hitchens be thy name

Would you consider the audio edition of God Is Not Great to be better than the print version?

Yes, since the author narrates his own work, you can hear the words as they are intended to be read

Any additional comments?

This will definitely piss off religious people. Lots of good facts here, and good sound logic practically seeps out of this book. It's unfortunate the author is no longer with us as we won't get gems like this anymore.