sammi_k's review
1.0
Ben Zion Avrohom literally looks like:
I want to first clarify that my opinion of this book has nothing to do with the religious content. I would say [b:A Million Little Pieces|1241|A Million Little Pieces|James Frey|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483206985l/1241._SY75_.jpg|3140930] by James Frey is one of my favorite books and The Final Testament of the Holy Bible could be one of the worst books I have ever read to date.
This book can be completely summarized by these words of the returned Jesus aka Ben:
Miracle sex, telling worshippers that the Bible is just outdated stories, and disappearing from situations is all that Ben does.
The book ends how it begins. No reckoning happens since humanity is doomed to destroy itself anyways. The returned Messiah, Ben, heals the misfits and the unfortunate of New York by having sex with them or by whispering in their ear that he loves them. This book draaaaaaaaags on since it is a collection of interviews of different witnesses to Ben's "miracles". The recollection of events of all the characters repeat the same thing - he is a prophet, he glows, he touched them and they never felt love like that before, they felt like electricity rush through them, and it felt like they have been healed.
This book would go in the trash to join Ben where he rummages for food, BUT the hardcover copy was FIFTY DOLLARS when it was released in 2011. Teenaged Sam who was a fan of Frey wasted her hard-earned money on this.
I want to first clarify that my opinion of this book has nothing to do with the religious content. I would say [b:A Million Little Pieces|1241|A Million Little Pieces|James Frey|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483206985l/1241._SY75_.jpg|3140930] by James Frey is one of my favorite books and The Final Testament of the Holy Bible could be one of the worst books I have ever read to date.
This book can be completely summarized by these words of the returned Jesus aka Ben:
"Love and laughter and fucking makes one's life better. Worship is just the passing of time."
Miracle sex, telling worshippers that the Bible is just outdated stories, and disappearing from situations is all that Ben does.
The book ends how it begins. No reckoning happens since humanity is doomed to destroy itself anyways. The returned Messiah, Ben, heals the misfits and the unfortunate of New York by having sex with them or by whispering in their ear that he loves them. This book draaaaaaaaags on since it is a collection of interviews of different witnesses to Ben's "miracles". The recollection of events of all the characters repeat the same thing - he is a prophet, he glows, he touched them and they never felt love like that before, they felt like electricity rush through them, and it felt like they have been healed.
This book would go in the trash to join Ben where he rummages for food, BUT the hardcover copy was FIFTY DOLLARS when it was released in 2011. Teenaged Sam who was a fan of Frey wasted her hard-earned money on this.
brittanyisbooked's review
3.0
I expected better, I liked the idea of the book and the way it was conveyed from Ben Zion's POV. All the other characters were under-developed and might as well have had the same back story. It was quite boring to read unless the speaker was extremely close to Ben.
bookandcat's review
3.0
I love James Frey's writing style, and this book is wonderful though provocative to many. There are so many layers of theological references bound into this book--it makes you think. However, while the beginning packed a punch and was tight and clear, I felt like the end of the book was extraordinarily repetitive. I loved the book up until the last 60 pages or so and then just wanted to be over and done with it all, so it left me with a disappointed taste in my mouth (and a sigh of relief) when I finally reached the end.
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