Whenever well-intentioned believer friends would try and make me their "mission", I tell them to read this book.
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My neck hurt during that one afternoon when I first read The God Delusion because I was nodding the whole time. More than ever I am convinced that to live the rational and humanist life is it. We do not need god to be better people, we should just be.

Before reading (and rereading) this book, I was on the fence about religion and classified myself as an agnostic. However, Richard Dawkins convinced me to jump off the fence entirely and into the field of atheism. This book is not at all written for those who are religious. It is for those who are undecided about religion or who have rejected it entirely. If you are religious you will hate this book. Dawkins knows this and makes it clear from the start that his goal is not to anger people, simply to challenge them. Multiple times throughout, he references scientific studies, historical studies, and his own experiences to back up his arguments. Dawkins exhibit a great theological knowledge, referring to specific stories and passages from the Bible frequently to illustrate the cruelty of the Old Testament especially. He details the religiousness of America and how that affects the politics, the major issues, and the society of the country. I found his discussion on morality especially interesting as he shows that one does not need religion in order to be a moral person.

He's preaching to the choir but I enjoyed it.

Such a great take on the idea of religion. I suggest that everyone, regardless of faith, read this book. You should question everything around you, not for anyone but yourself. If you believe something that is fine, but to base an entire life outlook on something you know nothing about, or something that you don't fully understand, shame on you.

Very good book. Dawkins anti-theistic views are thought provoking if a bit aggressive. He makes a lot of very (should be) obvious points that I'd love to hear a coherent argument against. Extremely worthwhile read for any free-thinking, critical person.

A lot of repetition, but still an intriguing book that compellingly separates religion from morality, posits the evolutionary purpose of religion, decries the fact that it is unthinkable to question or challenge people's beliefs or religions, categorizes the religious indoctrination of the young as child abuse, scares the hell (har-har) out of me when it reveals the lengths and atrocities religion continues to incite today, and opens up the amazing world of science to replace gods.

Agreeing with the central postulation tends to help but even with this particular barrier overcome I never really enjoyed reading this book. Whilst it does have strong, generally well argued points for the case of atheism, Dawkins' personality is such that the book is almost unreadable in places. It's hard to put a finger on what exactly the problem is but I think it may be that he tries to speak to too many people. Yes, it is important that everyone knows and understands the dangers of religion, but I don't think one book can be used to do this.