![]() ![]() ![]() It’s set in southern Utah (do no stories of exploratory Mormonism happen in central or northern Utah-or, heaven forbid, non-rural-non-Utah settings?). It also represents much of what annoys me in Mormon literary fiction. It offers new knowledge and unique perspective the author is a professor of evolutionary biology at BYU who appeared as a guest at Utah’s annual symposium on science fiction and fantasy this year. ![]() It explore issues of spirituality and existentialism. It’s a distinctly Mormon story that seems perfectly accessible to non-Mormons. It’s well written, lyrical, and even poetic in voice and tone. It’s marketed as magic realism, though I would argue that it’s more like gentle absurdism (another good reason to read a book, btw). The Scholar of Moab was a Christmas present from my wife, because on its surface it represents much of what interests me. ![]() Or perhaps more accurately, how they don’t. I’m hoarding my pennies (and nickels and dimes) to save up and buy more of his books with every expectation that I will love every minute of the reading, and will walk away deeply frustrated at how they end. Fine, an aggressively ticked off, loudly complaining fan.īut still a fan. Peck based on his books The Scholar of Moab and A Short Stay in Hell. A reader response meander by a literary luddite. ![]()
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