Like Rolling Uphill: Realizing the Honesty of Atheism

This is such an honest book. Some people will love this book because they can see their own life and their own mental evolution described in it. Others will hate it , because they are afraid or not willing to acknowledge the truth. But I tend to be more cynical than Ms. Narciso..some people just use religion as a way to make money...you can see a lot of examples if you just try a little. Another important reason for this "belief" is the human need to feel superior to others as she very well says....not to mention weakness or plain stupidity. Ms. Narciso is just telling us about her experience , nothing more. But maybe as a by-product or as an unintended development she delivered a profound book in logical and critical thinking...She brings out such powerful ideas and expose them in plain easy English so everybody can ( if willing) understand. And my conclusion to this wonderful book is: Make it your religion to do good to mankind, so that in the short time we'll have on this planet some people will be more happy because of you...and as there is no evidence of an afterlife or whatever you may call it ...This is all you have got...enjoy your days... Very good work...read it with an OPEN MIND....!!

This is one of the few practical books on atheism. If you are looking for a book that skips past the heavy philosophical stuff, this is it. For those of you who feel like you are rolling uphill or swimming against the tide when it comes to your world views, this book will give you some inner strength. As you read this you will realize that you aren't the only one who has had a rough time of it. For many, that alone is comforting.

I was so impressed with this book that I bought 12 of them, which I gave to family, friends and donated to libraries. Logical, realistic, the general reader will not get bogged down with technical terminology. Lively reading , never boring, about much more than being atheistic.

As a fellow atheist author, I really appreciate this new book. It has a very approachable style: it is written from her own experience, and it is not disrespectful of believers nor mean-spirited in its humor, unlike so many other such pieces of work. She comes herself from a believing perspective and gives the reasons why she came to see through it. Beyond that, I share many of her key assessments of atheism: it is not a religion or a belief system; it is the rational conclusion to the question of gods; morality is relative and socially constructed; theists do (and have a vested interested in doing so) misrepresent us and misunderstand us. For my own thoughts on these issues, see my "Natural Atheism" or visit www.naturalatheism.us My only complaint is that, like so many atheist books, it focuses exclusively on Christianity, rather than taking the big picture that Christianity is just one of many religions. There is no need to argue about the Bible, since it is just one of many "sacred books." We should emphasize the point that Christianity is not the only theism and that theism is not the only religion. That should put Christianity in perspective even for the Christians. However, for a readable and informative discussion of everything from classic arguments for god(s) to biblical errancy, this is a fine accomplishment.

Dianna Narciso has made a unique and important contribution to freethought literature with this outstanding new volume. This book differs from many books on atheism in several critical ways. First of all, Dianna's book is very enjoyable to read. Many other books on atheism take an inherently fascinating subject and somehow manage to bore the reader to tears. This book is absorbing from cover to cover. Secondly, this book is different in that it's written from a personal perspective, revealing Dianna's own life story. Thirdly, this book doesn't have a hard edge to it like many books on atheism. The book uses diplomacy and finesse to make its salient points, rather than kill-or-be-killed logical combat. I could relax while reading it. Physically, the book is very attractively printed on cream-colored paper and has an elegantly glossy front and back cover. The internal font is easy to read and, unlike most books these days, is uniformly rich from page to page. I liked this book very much and would highly recommend it to everyone -- atheist, agnostic, and Christian alike. David Mills Author of "Atheist Universe"