There are others
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Firstly, I couldn't help but notice that there were a number of "1-star" ratings for this book. These, no doubt, are from theists who are having their security blanket tugged away.
The content of this book has already been described ad nausium, so I won't repeat it. While it gets a "5-star" rating from me, I would suggest a few others for anyone wishing to look critically at religious (supernatural) claims.
"Atheism Explaind" by David Ramsay Steele
"Atheist Universe" by David Mills
"50 Reasons people give for believing in gods" by Guy P. Harrison
There are numerous others, but that's a good start. These in my opinion, are more enjoyable reads than TGD. Dawkins is a little too "Oxford-ish" in his vernacular (for me).
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Too Educational For Me
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Quite simply, this novel was way WAY too educational. Reading this book, I felt like I was reading a masters thesis. Make no doubt about it though, Dawkins has done his homework. The book is fantastically well researched. Loads of footnotes. Lots of references. And a well thought out thesis.
But dull. Reading this book at time was like pulling teeth. And I wish it wasn't. Dawkins presents a fantastic thesis, and sets about proving it. I just wish I would have been able to remember his arguments for use in my on daily life. However the dryness of his writing style makes it almost impossible.
Take this novel for what it is. A thesis passed off as a book.
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Made me proud to be an Atheist.
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I was excited for this book to come out because of the negative light it cast on religion. It's about time that someone defended us free thinkers. This book didn't not let me down in the least. Mr. Dawkins did an amazing job of poking holes through religion in general and Christianity in particular. I have re-read this book a few times and will continue to treasure it for always. It is my bible!
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Disappointing
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I bought this book on the basis of reviews that this was a masterpiece of scientific reasoning, and absolute refutiation of any claim that God existed. I was in for a big disapointment.
For a scientist that is supposed to be one of the greatest intellects of our time, this book is really a poorly executed diatribe which couldn't convince anyone who critically read it unless they are already inclined to believe his opinion.
I really wanted to see a really fleshed out argument on why I should not believe in God. What I got was the science world's answer to Ann Coulter.
It isn't even that well written.
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As an atheist, I was offended
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Though I do support Dawkins' mission, I think this book relies on the worst possible arguments to "validate" atheism, starting with fact that people who were smarter than you were atheists, therefore you should be too. Dawkins plows past centuries of philosophical and anthropological studies that could have helped his cause and instead presents questionable scientific principles and his own opinions. All in all, this biased and unscientific text brings little to the discourse on atheism.
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