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Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
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List Price: £6.99
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Manufacturer: Arrow Books Ltd
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780099460169
ISBN: 0099460165
Label: Arrow Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Arrow Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: 2006-11-02
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Studio: Arrow Books Ltd
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Summary: Worthy But Dull
Comment: Anne Rice novels would not normally be my thing but I was fascinated by the idea of a fictional imagining of the early life of Jesus, about which we know so little. I've read a reasonable amount of non-fiction relating to the bible and early Christianity and this seemed like an appealing alternate perspective on the whole area.
Unfortunately I found the narrative to be tedious in the extreme (the endless references to the whereabouts and well-being of baby Esther being just one example), the pace too slow and the characters to be either very thinly sketched or downright bizarre (Cleophas being the most obvious example). As the story wore on, it became increasingly difficult to summon up the enthusiasm to keep picking the book up again. I doubt very much that I will continue with the subsequent instalments as, no matter how worthy the subject matter, a book that doesn't inspire you to keep turning the page has failed in its basic function.
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Summary: Astonishing.......
Comment: Although I was slow to buy this book due to its religious overtones I am very glad that I did.
Anne Rice has proved once again that she has a unique and astonishing ability to see the world through another's eyes. Her sensitive and gripping portrayal of the child Jesus, told in the first person, is nothing short of a triumph. Fact and fiction, history and myth, all combine to make this book a fascinating depiction of how life may have been for Jesus as a child.
This is not a religious text per se but rather the voice of a child who is telling the story of his day-to-day life as a child, not as a savior. There are no bible stories in this tale, no water turning into wine, no crucifixion. From start to finish Jesus remains a child telling a tale without guile and with no idea of what is to come in the future.
Whether believer or atheist, this book will make you think. It will make you question what you know and while it may not make you change your mind or opinion, it will be a few hours well spent with a beautifully written tale.
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Summary: An Astonishing Biography of Jesus the Child
Comment: Anne Rice's latest novel is a produce of her long, meticulous research. Its worthwile status as a possible classic is clearly earned due to an original style of staying on a balanced line beween divine and ordinary descrptions of the early years of Jesus.
Jesus is presented in a way as it most truly and probably was. Until today, the Mediterranean cultures, especially those of Aramaic and Assyrian origins, live in extended families and share the food and generations old stories in conditions of simple yet envious lifetime. And Anne Rice successfully transposes the traditional realities of the time in great detail - the everyday life of Jesus' family, the struggle the Jewish people were going through in their attempts to recreate their identity as a nation led by the wisest of kings, the respect for the female and male elderly in the family, even the food almost exotic (lamb garnished with figues).
A family's journey in the search of justice and peaceful life passes through series of advantures that seemingly are stamped forever in a child's memory. And his intelligent take of the changes happenning in all directions turns him into a most intelligent being. Thus, at the point where the known story begins, the one of Anne Rice ends, filling the gap of memory. A powerful read, I recommend this book to all those curious about history of religions.
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Summary: An Extremely Entertaining Read
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This is the first book I have read by Anne Rice and I found it a wonderful read. I know the subject is a long way away from the novel that she usual writes, but she has obviously put a lot of thought and a tremendous amount of research into a book I found most enjoyable, and held my attention until the very last page.
The book gives an excellent portrayal of the life and times of Jesus Christ and provides a well constructed portrait of the man Jesus himself. I say the man deliberately because although the book is a work of fiction its belief is in the faith that there is a God, a being who created the universe and all the things in it. It's belief is that Jesus took on human form and dwelt among his people.
The source of the book is not only the bible and gospels, but also history. It attempts to show the life of the boy Jesus as it happens from day to day. I found it both compulsive reading and to a degree thought provoking, although the book is not a religious book in the true sense of the word.
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Summary: An Extremely Entertaining Read
Comment:
This is the first book I have read by Anne Rice and I found it a wonderful read. I know the subject is a long way away from the novel that she usual writes, but she has obviously put a lot of thought and a tremendous amount of research into a book I found most enjoyable, and held my attention until the very last page.
The book gives an excellent portrayal of the life and times of Jesus Christ and provides a well constructed portrait of the man Jesus himself. I say the man deliberately because although the book is a work of fiction its belief is in the faith that there is a God, a being who created the universe and all the things in it. It's belief is that Jesus took on human form and dwelt among his people.
The source of the book is not only the bible and gospels, but also history. It attempts to show the life of the boy Jesus as it happens from day to day. I found it both compulsive reading and to a degree thought provoking, although the book is not a religious book in the true sense of the word.
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