A.J. Jacobs has written a - how else to put it? - Good Book. Let me take my review from the original, Psalm 2, verse 4: 'He that sittith in the heavens shall laugh.' And let me suggest that readers, whether they know their bible or not, get to know A.J. Jacobs. But not in a biblical sense, please

Jacobs has two great strengths as a writer. One is his extreme open-mindedness...the other is his humour, which he uses with precision and some subtelety.

Engaging . . . comical . . . full of curious lore

Witty and entertaining

At the end of this entertaining (for the reader) spiritual journey Jacobs may not be a religious man but he is a better person

Even if Jacobs couldn't write for toffee, his account was almost bound to be gripping and hilarious. Luckily, it's both

As a man incapable of developing any facial hair aside from a really amazingly cruddy moustache, I would have bought this book for the astonishing big beard chronicle alone. That The Year of Living Biblically grows, beardlike, into a long, hilarious, tangled, and ultimately moving story of spiritual growth is all the more astonishing. But why should I continue to be surprised at what springs from A. J.'s head? He is a brilliantly hilarious writer who truly lives up to that oft-misused adverb/adjective combination and then some. Plus: He is going to Heaven. So how can you not afford to tithe your salary to his cause and buy this book?

Thich Nhat Hanh's words are like water. Simple, pure, transparent, and absolutely indispensable for life

John Gray, the counter-prophet who scorns all claims that humans can transcend the human condition ... You don't have to agree with Gray to enjoy the fireworks

Elegant ... He is on to something important regarding the delusion that science consists of indefinite progress

Gray is an engaging writer, an entertaining historian and a controversialist whose opinions can never be taken for granted