"Kirn’s satirical novel follows two young men who are dispatched from a cloistered religious community in rural Montana to recruit converts from present-day America." Fun to think if this has wound up in the "wrong" hands.
Buy this book:
Mission to America
Although the first book (with the dove) appeals to me more, I think the second one (the creepy transcendental-meditation floating guy) has more bite to it, and perhaps better conveys the jacket copy. The dove seems very innocent...
ReplyDeleteI need to be hit over the head with a frying pan to get me to read anything (satricial or otherwise) that deals with religious sects, so perhaps the dove? I don't know. Both are great, though.
i much prefer the first version.
ReplyDeletebut what's the difference between
the two versions?
Doh! Doing this on a Sunday morning w/o much caffeine, I forgot to note: new paperback on top, hardcover on bottom. sorry...
ReplyDeleteLovely book covers.
ReplyDeleteahhh i see - thanks for the update, joseph! and maintain those caffeine levels =)
ReplyDelete