Funk Rating: 9 out of 10
I read the first Anne Rice book about Christ as a child, Out of Egypt, about 30 months ago and enjoyed it immensely (9 out of 10). I'd have to say this one was pretty darn good as well. As with the first one in the series, the raw courage it took to write this, combined with some outstanding writing, earns major kudos from me.
We know so little about Christ's life before he started his miracles and his ministry. And this book tries to imagine what it was like to be him and to be around him before his first miracle of turning water to wine at a wedding in Cana. Of course it's not accurate; but that's not the point in my mind. The point is to put you there, at that time, imagining what it would be like to have Jesus as a neighbor, as a family member. Even what it was like to actually be Christ and to discover who you are and what your purpose is for His glory. What's it like to be a man, but know in your heart that you can never marry; what's it like to have a temper and be angry, but yet stop short of sinning? What is it like to forgive, over and over, and yet to still feel pain and hurt each time someone does something to you with words or action?
This is a book that I can heartily recommend to anyone. Few books are as provocative and well-written as this.
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