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Title: The Steve Martin of Mormondom
Review: "Of Curious Workmanship" is a collection of Edgar Snow's humorous writings on LDS culture. Some have compared him to Will Rogers, but he's hipper and funnier than that. He is obviously a faithful, believing member of the church, but he is also attracted to the odder elements of popular Mormon culture. If you crossed Hugh Nibley with Steve Martin you would get Ed."Bring Your Own Brigham" manages to be both amusing and enlightening about the different versions of Brigham Young floating about in LDS literature. "The Naked and the Darned" concerns controversies about nude artwork at Brigham Young University. In short, a people that can laugh at themselves is a healthy community. And Snow's work is heartily recommended for lovers of the seriously goofy.
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