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Mission to America
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Mason LaVerle is a young man on a mission–a mission to save his people’s way of life. Mason was raised in a tiny, isolated Montanan sect, the church of the Aboriginal Fulfilled Apostles. But the Apostles face a dwindling membership, so Mason is sent on an outreach operation to bring back converts–specifically brides. As he discovers shopping malls, fast food, and faster women, the forces of faith and the forces of America collide, leading Mason to the brink of missionary madness.
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Aischa
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“Well, it was a mixed bag.
I'd give five stars just for the first section of the book which explains the Apostles lifestyle and religious beliefs. What a wonderful, novel religion. Had me laughing--I thought I'd never see Candida (yeast overgrowth) in fiction, let a lone a religious setting! So much of the matriarchal apostles was familiar...I mean I think he concocted a believable amalgam of feminist, health-nut spiritual beliefs; and he did so tenderly (kudos for that).
Once the Apostles hit Show Shoe, Colorado, on a quest to find converts to bring new stock into their dying flock, the story looses it's appeal. Part of me had no interest in the lifestyles of the rich and famous, which made it hard to "immerse" myself into the story. I also found myself lost a lot, having trouble following how a character moved into a new conversation or situation. This really troubled me, and I am at a total loss at how to describe it well. Maybe a lack of description and setting, or poor segues?
They story redeemed itself by wrapping itself up well.”
Leah
Created almost 15 years agoShare
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About Walter Kirn
Walter Kirn is a contributing editor to Time and GQ and a regular reviewer for The New York Times Book Review. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, New York, and Esquire. He is the author of four previous works of fiction: My Hard Bargain: Stories, She Needed Me, Thumbsucker, and Up in the Air. He lives in Livingston, Montana.
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