WebRead 4 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. The Books of Bokonon can be read here: http://www.cs.uni.edu/~wallingf/personal/bokonon.html… WebJohn spots Bokonon sitting on a rock writing the last of his religious books, and he stops to speak with the prophet. Bokonon's last book reveals that, if he were a younger man, he would write a history of humanity's stupidity. Then, he would lie on the ground and thumb his nose at God, right before committing suicide. Analysis
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Warning from title page: Don't be a fool! Close this book at once! It is nothing but foma! [ 118 ] Verse 1: All of the true things that I am about to tell you are shameless … See more [ This book "is devoted to pain, in particular to tortures inflicted by men on men". [ 118 ]] If I am ever put to death on the hook, expect a very human performance. In … See more [ "...a whole book about Utopias". [ 126 ]] The hand that stocks the drug stores rules the world. Let us start our Republic with a chain of drug stores, a chain of … See more [ A short book with a long title. [ 110 ]] Title: What Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years? Only verse: … See more WebIn the autobiographical section of The Book of Bokonon he writes a parable on the folly of pretending to discover, to understand: (3.2) Truth, like beauty, seems to be in the eye of the beholder. What one person understands intrinsically, another finds to be, well, a little silly. Of course, Bokonon is also a notorious liar, so maybe he's not ... marie ravenel
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WebAn emotional, coming-of-age story that demonstrates the beauty in family relationships despite their complicated differences. Fourteen-year-old Marni lost her mama far too … WebThe Book of Bokonon / Bokononism Bokononism is the native religion on San Lorenzo, and it's easily one of the oddest things in the book. Unlike most religions that claim to have answer to life, the universe, and everything, Bokononism proudly wears its falsity like an ironic t-shirt from Hot Topic. Bokonon Fanna Fo Fanna WebThe book features the true story of Captain Jerry Yellin, U.S. Army Air Force, who flew the final combat mission of World War II over Japan on August 15, 1945, from Iwo Jima, and … dali nft