Read the bible and tell me he's wrong. Poor characterization, wandering plot, endless instructions stuffed into the middle of irrelevant chapters, many cases of the main character "God" supporting and encouraging crimes like rape and murder, and it's soooooo long. Brevity is the soul of wit, disciples! Get your shit together and learn to edit.

[–] macji@pawb.social 39 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for always watching out for me Satan!

[–] OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Ma boi beelz has my back

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 36 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's also more of an anthology but the editor clearly didn't do their job. You've got a book of fables right next to a genealogy list. Later on there's literally 4 versions of the same damn story. And then they jammed some fanfic writers apocalyptic crap at the end.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Also 3 of the versions describe the crucifixion as Christ being tied to the cross, only one of them said anything about being nailed to the cross.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Seeing it described like this, I wonder if we'll ever see an edited version that's organized more like LOTR. Throw the genealogy crap and miscellaneous garbage into a seperate book you can choose to look at if you want, and throw the main stories into their own books.

The Prophet, or There and Back Again, and Back Again. A Jewish Tale by Moses

The King of the Jews

Honestly, I bet a good fiction writer could do this really well and it'd make a lot of money. I don't know if you aim for actual religious people or make it as a parody though.