Published nationally and widely reviewed, The Lonely Polygamist is not your typical mormon novel. It’s not easy being the patriarch of a big family-especially when that family consists of four wives and two dozen children. The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall (2010) So, with due respect for Esquire’s 75 books, I’ve drawn up my own list of “The 5 Mormon Books Every MMM Should Read.” Like Esquire’s list, mine is made up of novels by and about men.ĥ. The problem is, it’s not something many people - including mormons - know much about. Familiar images by Greg Olsen or Liz Lemon Swindle draped across the covers.īut mormons also write fiction - serious fiction - and it’s just as good as most of the stuff on Esquire’s list. Glossy dust jackets tagged with fancy gold lettering. They tend to be of the inspirational sort. If you live in Utah or subscribe to the Deseret Book catalog, this comes as no surprise. I mean, who reads books by mormon writers, anyway? Probably not anyone who writes for Esquire. When he isn't reading or writing, he is with his family or finding new ways to crash his bicycle.īack in May, Esquire put together a list of “ The 75 Books Every Man Should Read.” Not surprisingly, no mormon writer made the list. He also writes about them on his blog The Low-Tech World. Tweet Scott Hales reads books for a living.
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