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Title: A Bit of Fun
Review: This brief novel is a fun way to spend a few hours. It's centered around a church in the periphery of a Catholic diocese in the 1950's and peopled by a number of odd characters with a connection to the church--a gaggle of nuns, the parish priest whose the worse for drink and faith, a nosy rectory housekeeper, a progressive bishop with a secret. And, of course, there's Fludd himself, who shows up at the rectory one night and becomes the pastor's assistant. Who (and what) Fludd really is is the core of this novel's interest.For the Catholics who read it, this book brings out a lot of things to think about but doesn't bang you over the head with them. It's always a fun novel and never a philosphical lecture. For the time it takes, it's certainly worth a read.
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