“Well-researched, informative, and engaging, MAN SEEKS GOD is packed with facts and wisdom that, regardless of which God you root for, will leave what a Buddhist friend of Weiner’s calls ‘Post-it Notes on the brain.’”
—Washington Post
“[Weiner] is noted for his self-confessed status as a grump as well as his understated but consistent humor and wit. These qualities do not fail him in this memoir...one of the best and most readable spiritual autobiographies of the last few years, worthwhile for a broad range of readers and spiritual seekers.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
“Hilarious, up-front-and-personal...heartwarming...Throughout this marvelously entertaining journey, precious and universal truths emerge amid the churning of Weiner’s self-consciousness, intellect, and self-deprecating sense of humor. Weiner manages to suspend disbelief long enough to share tales of divine wonders, a possibility in all of us.”
—Booklist (starred review)
“An affable, candid, deeply thoughtful, sometimes ironic, and funny soul...detailed, colorful observations...Mr. Weiner’s whirlwind speed-dating of deities is a thing to behold. I came to admire [his] tenacity and verve.”
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Compelling...the most intriguing insights are the ones he discovers about himself in this honest and neurotic, generally entertaining book.”
—BookReporter.com
“Anyone who enjoys the study of religion and philosophy will be amused by the author’s take on the varying aspects of the religions and their practices. Meditate with him, dance with him, take circular walks with him, and take the journey through ‘god shopping’ with him. This nonfiction work will make you laugh out loud and give you comfort with your own religious beliefs (or lack thereof).”
—Examiner.com
“A book as wise as it is funny...his candid, self-deprecating approach ultimately makes the book a disarmingly funny, illuminating read.”
—Baltimore City Paper
“A humorous and thoughtful quest for spirituality.”
—NPR.org
“Laugh-out-loud funny...genuinely thoughtful and purposeful.”
—ReligionNews.com
“The self-effacing, neurotic, amusing voice Weiner brings to the task [makes] the book an entertaining tour of belief systems both familiar and arcane.”
—Sunday Oregonian
“An alternately irreverent and earnest treat...The author’s musings are funny, heartfelt, and revealing...illuminating and candid.”
—Waterbury Sunday Republican (CT)
“A witty writer with the insatiable curiosity of a child.”
—Washingtonian
“Provocative—and often hilarious.”
—Worldhum.com
“Writing about spirituality is fraught with ironies: Isn’t the divine supposed to be beyond words? How to describe the inner landscape without sounding insane or precious? Eric Weiner’s quirky religion-hopping travelogue [actually] embraces these pitfalls, while poking good-natured fun at the genre...a refreshing departure from more weighty spiritual tomes.”
—San Francisco Chronicle