Job, a comedy of justice
by Robert A. Heinlein · first published 1795
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SciFi - Alexander Hergensheimer, KS minister, faints after firewalking in Polynesia. When he returns to his ship, it appears very different and he is referred to as Alec Graham. With stewardess Margrethe he goes through a series of changes through alternate Universes at the whim of some higher power. Is it just paranoia or is God (Satan, Loki) out to get him?
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on “Ask HN: What is the most mind blowing book you've ever read?” ↗…my problem with Fear no Evil is that I read it just after reading all of the Lazarus Long stories (which I enjoyed a lot) and coming from that Fear no Evil just wasn't as good... I actually did like Job A Comedy of Justice which he wrote after Fear no Evil... It's very different from his other books and I wouldn't say it's great but it's fun. Friday is one of his few novels that I never read..
on “The Hacker's Manifesto (1986)” ↗I have never heard of this book before, but the description made me think of the Robert Heinlein novel 'Job: A Comedy of Justice'. Especially the line "The final joke of the book is that maybe Satan is not the bad guy after all" I am adding it to my reading list. Thanks! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job:_A_Comedy_of_Justice
on “Life Got You Down? Time to Read The Master and Margarita” ↗Pre-MCU at least, Loki in particular had come to be seen as god of merely mischief/trickery--I assume in part from various comic/cartoon treatments. Heinlein spends some time on this "rehabilitation" in Job: A Comedy of Justice.
on “Disney Claims Trademark over Loki” ↗And yes, it's meta-gods all the way up. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job:_A_Comedy_of_Justice
on “Is this the civilization we want? (2017)” ↗