ON GOD An Uncommon Conversation

In a long, drawn-out illustration of why a person might reject biblical affirmations of the divine and fashion a god to suit him- or herself instead, Norman Mailer reveals the mindset of many by deferring to pop theology to formulate his misconception of God. ON GOD is the re-creation of a conversation between the celebrated author and Michael Lennon, one of the founders of the Norman Mailer Society. The re-creation of the interview is stilted as the production quality of Bateman's and Hillgartner's voices is different enough to suggest that they were recorded at different times. Further, the readers' delivery gives the sense of scripts being read out loud instead of an actual interview being conducted. S.M.M. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2009]