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Summary: Godbody is a life-changing book
Review: This book opened my mind and blew my useless prejudices away. I read it shortly after reading Heinlein's _Stranger in a Strange Land_, and the combined effects of the two books made the world blossom for me. I understood love, and I understood honesty, and I had Sturgeon and Heinlein to thank for it. Sturgeon's book tenderly shows us that there is humanity and value buried even in the most twisted personality. He shows us the value of empathy. I strongly recommend Godbody, especially for Christians or recovering Christians.
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Summary: Magic realism on a sexual Christ figure
Review: This was my favorite book for quite a while. I read it while I was young, a teenager. I don't like it any less now, but I am no longer dealing with the same issues and don't think about it as much. It is to Sturgeon's credit, though, that every reader review here has given the book the highest possible rating. He was an enormously underrated American author; better than anyone else in SF and as good as any American author of the 20th century (though to appreciate his skills, you'd have to read more than just Godbody). Fortunately, his short stories are being collected and released, the first five volumes being available currently through Amazon. As for Godbody, it is available in libraries (particularly in big cities), in used book stores, and through used book searches. Email me if you have difficulty finding it.
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Summary: Find this book and read it
Review: This was my favorite book for quite a while. I read it while I was young, a teenager. I don't like it any less now, but I am no longer dealing with the same issues and don't think about it as much. It is to Sturgeon's credit, though, that every reader review here has given the book the highest possible rating. He was an enormously underrated American author; better than anyone else in SF and as good as any American author of the 20th century (though to appreciate his skills, you'd have to read more than just Godbody). Fortunately, his short stories are being collected and released, the first five volumes being available currently through Amazon. As for Godbody, it is available in libraries (particularly in big cities), in used book stores, and through used book searches. Email me if you have difficulty finding it.
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