The Tempest Tales: A Novel-in-Stories Audiobook

" Beautiful piece of prose that had me really examining some my unargued ideas about Heaven and Hell. the main characters Tempest and Mr. Angel are an awesome team whose dialect and banter kept me intrigued til the last page....definitely hoping to here from them again. All in all, an great read twice over!! "

" He don't want to go to hell, so his fight to saty on earth or go to heaven thats what is going on in tempset landry life. And the fight is on when he gets killed by accident. Very good read "

" This months bookclub book. "

" Book that explores the light and the dark at the same time. Really good. "

" I bought this book out of the bargain bin at Borders. Once I started reading it, I could not put it down. Tempest raised quite a few questions that challenged intent for good when comitting not-so good actions. It's described as a collection of tales, but it read like a novel, with each tale being a chapter. I definitely would recommend this book for any book clubs or discussions about good and evil. "

" This was a thought provoking read. It was chosen as the senior summer read at OPRFHS this summer 2010. "

" This is an interesting Walter Mosley sketch. That's it. "

" Usually I prefer Walter Mosley's detective fiction, but this was an interesting change from him. "

" This was an interesting book. Not great, not bad. I thought it had a couple interesting reflections on the concept of sin and justifications for what are considered sins. But I felt like race was entered into but not really addressed and was mostly just a distraction. "

" Just wonderful. Deep and moving. Thought provoking. Other general words of praise. Seriously, just read this. "

" Walter Mosley takes on St. Peter and Beelzebub on the streets of Harlem - it gives a new twist on the meaning of sin and redemption from Amerika's only living black socialist mystery writer (that I know of anyway). "

" I did not like the flow of this book. Maybe I wasn't in tune with the religious "good vs. evil" arguments, but it didn't make any sense to me. "

" A very unsatisfying ending. "

" An excellent quick read. A wonderful tale that looks at some of life's greatest questions. "

" A great debate of an angel, the devil, and their fight for a flawed man's soul. "

" I really liked this book. I read it in a week. It was really interesting to read how one man beleived that if you have a good reason for doing bad things, he souldn"t be judge for his sins. "

" Shaping up to be a very interesting exploration of sin, examining life circumstances and the realities of humanity. "

" Well-paced with compelling characters and dialogue. "

" Wow. This book was very thought-provoking. It deals with the gray areas of sin, and why we may not be what we think we are. A MUST read. "

" Book was okay. Did not end the way I expected. "

" A good find from the warehouse sale! ;) "

" At this point Mosley can probably write chicken scratch on a napkin, print it, and sell it to millions of people. However, his story shows amazing imagination, and conjures up the questions of right and wrong, and our concepts of heaven and hell. At least I learned who Beelzebub is. "

" St. Peter condemns Tempest, who has been "accidentally" shot by the police, to hell. Tempest refuses. A sometimes humorous exploration of what is "good" and what is "evil" by Walter Mosely, who continues to experiment in different genres. He is one of America's best current writers. "

" Interesting book and quick read. Battle between heaven and hell by a guy who refuses to accept his sentence at the pearly gates. Debates over what is/isn't sin. I didn't like how it ended but a very different read for me. "

" I had to add the Audio CD version of The Tempest Tales because Ty Jones is an amazing reader with a voice that perfectly captures the power and growing humanity of Joshua Angel, who returns to earth with Tempest in order to convince him of his eternal damnation. "

" This was an interesting book. Not great, not bad. I thought it had a couple interesting reflections on the concept of sin and justifications for what are considered sins. But I felt like race was entered into but not really addressed and was mostly just a distraction. "

" Enjoyable read. Thought-provoking and witty. I felt like the ending left me hanging but maybe that was the author's intent. Would love to see made into a movie (could see Morgan Freeman in the role of Joshua Angel and Don Cheadle as Tempest Landry). "

" Clever and entertaining. Listened to it on tape. "

" Theologically flawed, but a good read nonetheless, and deeper than most. Very enjoyable. "

" This book was extremely penetrating. Placing Heaven, Hell, and Earth on the same level, the book kinda forced me to think third thoughts... "

" This was a thought provoking read. It was chosen as the senior summer read at OPRFHS this summer 2010. "

" This was a fun book to read about a debate between a Black man and an angel about why the guy shouldn't go to hell. I won't say who won. I wish it was longer. "

" An excellent quick read. A wonderful tale that looks at some of life's greatest questions. "

" This is NOT a religious book. I say that so I can ask you, do you know what sin is? Read this book and you may change your mind. Written as only Walter Mosley could, it's funny and makes you think. Imagine questioning St. Peter at the pearly gates! "

" Shaping up to be a very interesting exploration of sin, examining life circumstances and the realities of humanity. "