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A review by jonscott9
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice
4.0
Anne Rice performs here a daunting if not audacious task in narrating this account from the mind and tongue of the 7-year-old Jesus Christ. Controversial, yes, but also reverent and, well, forever relevant.
This is quite the departure for the former queen of vampire lit, and apparently she's to continue in her historical fiction works about the Christ. Know this: She's for real. A lengthy author's note at the back of the book informs the reader that Rice herself has done quite the research into Jewish life and culture of the day to prep for this novel.
I won't tell you where this story ends. It has some wonderful poetic sections and does justice to what is, needless to say, some weighty material.
This is quite the departure for the former queen of vampire lit, and apparently she's to continue in her historical fiction works about the Christ. Know this: She's for real. A lengthy author's note at the back of the book informs the reader that Rice herself has done quite the research into Jewish life and culture of the day to prep for this novel.
I won't tell you where this story ends. It has some wonderful poetic sections and does justice to what is, needless to say, some weighty material.