2009 Reading #116: The Last Guru

[snurri]

Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
Books 71-80.
Books 81-90.
Books 91-100.
Books 101-110.
111. Slaves of Spiegel by Daniel Pinkwater.
112. Interfictions 2: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing, edited by Delia Sherman and Christopher Barzak.
113. The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death by Daniel Pinkwater.
114. His Eye Is on the Sparrow: An Autobiography by Ethel Waters (with Charles Samuels).
115. Love and Rockets, No. 2: New Stories by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez.

116. The Last Guru by Daniel Pinkwater. Last book I'll finish this year. Quick, light, and absurd, and there's not much more to say about this one; there are some hilarious bits in the middle, but mostly the pleasure is in wondering what the hell's going to happen next. A nice send-up of religious frenzies and self-help movements, with a less kid-like protagonist than in some of Pinkwater's other books.

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[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Also notable for the implied claim that real enlightenment isn't about the fancy stuff at all.