A request for information

John A. Stovall wrote:

A bibliomane in training friend set me this.

"There is a recent release that I read a review on, it's a work of
fiction, the premise is that a young man or men leave a very closed,
restrictive religious community and go off into the world (maybe to
evangelize) and the book deals with their "new eyes" looking at our
weird culture. I wanted to get it, forgot where I saw the review and
now can't find it."



It sounds familiar. If you had said "nonfiction," I would have thought
this might be it:

http://www.beacon.org/catalogs/f05/winston.html

William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com

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John A. Stovall wrote:

A bibliomane in training friend set me this.

"There is a recent release that I read a review on, it's a work of
fiction, the premise is that a young man or men leave a very closed,
restrictive religious community and go off into the world (maybe to
evangelize) and the book deals with their "new eyes" looking at our
weird culture. I wanted to get it, forgot where I saw the review and
now can't find it."



It sounds familiar. If you had said "nonfiction," I would have thought
this might be it:

http://www.beacon.org/catalogs/f05/winston.html

William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com

Maybe knowing where "our weird culture" is, would help?

Kris

on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:35:15 GMT, Kris Baker stated:


"William M. Klimon" wrote in message
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John A. Stovall wrote:

A bibliomane in training friend set me this.

"There is a recent release that I read a review on, it's a work of
fiction, the premise is that a young man or men leave a very closed,
restrictive religious community and go off into the world (maybe to
evangelize) and the book deals with their "new eyes" looking at our
weird culture. I wanted to get it, forgot where I saw the review and
now can't find it."



It sounds familiar. If you had said "nonfiction," I would have thought
this might be it:

http://www.beacon.org/catalogs/f05/winston.html

William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com

Maybe knowing where "our weird culture" is, would help?

Indeed. I wouldn't be surprised if there were hundreds
of fictional works (thousands?) that fit the above
description. If, for example, "our weird culture" is a
future space-opera universe (ok, that's really a stretch)
there's "Ethan of Athos" by Bujold.

That book William mentions sounds fascinating, though.


-Allison


-Allison

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on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:35:15 GMT, Kris Baker stated:


"William M. Klimon" wrote in message
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John A. Stovall wrote:

A bibliomane in training friend set me this.

"There is a recent release that I read a review on, it's a work of
fiction, the premise is that a young man or men leave a very closed,
restrictive religious community and go off into the world (maybe to
evangelize) and the book deals with their "new eyes" looking at our
weird culture. I wanted to get it, forgot where I saw the review and
now can't find it."



It sounds familiar. If you had said "nonfiction," I would have thought
this might be it:

http://www.beacon.org/catalogs/f05/winston.html

William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com

Maybe knowing where "our weird culture" is, would help?

Indeed. I wouldn't be surprised if there were hundreds
of fictional works (thousands?) that fit the above
description. If, for example, "our weird culture" is a
future space-opera universe (ok, that's really a stretch)
there's "Ethan of Athos" by Bujold.

That book William mentions sounds fascinating, though.


-Allison

It does. Most people define "weird culture" as anything outside
their own country (or neighborhood, in many cases)....which is
why I asked.

The book could be about Mormon missionaries who'd always
lived in a small town here in Utah.....

Kris

John A. Stovall wrote:
John A. Stovall wrote:


A bibliomane in training friend set me this.

"There is a recent release that I read a review on, it's a work of
fiction, the premise is that a young man or men leave a very closed,
restrictive religious community and go off into the world (maybe to
evangelize) and the book deals with their "new eyes" looking at our
weird culture. I wanted to get it, forgot where I saw the review and
now can't find it."


The clue is it has come out in the last few weeks or at least
reviewed.

Can your friend recall anything else? Author male or female? American?
Large publisher or small? A word from the title?

I looked around some, and couldn't find anything close, but if it was
issued by a smaller press, or in another country, it'll be harder to
find a reference to.

--Jon Meyers