>In response to the original question, I read the Book of Mormon and
>I thought it was pretty bad.
>
>Ideals are ideals, and they can be conveyed via coloring books or
>Nabokov,
>so I'm not really talking from that standpoint, but as pure literature,
>the
>book was something like the screenplay for Forrest Gump.
>
>Symbolism seems to be repeated every page or so.
>
>Again, nothing against the ideals, but just the way it was written and
>presented made me feel like I was being approached by an ex-con
>car salesman.
>
>It seems strange to me that so many people are becoming Mormons
>and sticking with the program after reading the tract.
>Again, back to my earlier question...are there any statistics about
>how many religious adherents actually read the literature their beliefs
>are based on?
>
>eEc
The book is not a work of literature...it is a record of the ancient people
from the american continent. The authors of the Book of Mormon
were common people, not trained writers and storytellers. Yes, at times
the writing is archaic and even boring, but what do you expect? Try reading
a history book sometime.
Joseph Smith merely TRANSLATED the book from Gold Plates...the
only writing he did was his personal account of how he came to
receive the plates.