About this title: Anne Rice built her literary reputation through an elaborately constructed Gothic horror mythology of vampires and witches. But now Rice, who has returned to the Catholic faith of her youth, eschews these dark, unholy topics in favor of the sacred, with this first in a series of retellings of the life of Jesus, inspired by the New Testament, scholarly histories, and the Apocrypha. In this first-person account, seven-year-old Jesus studies with the scholar Philo; moves with his family from Alexandria, Egypt, to Nazareth in Roman-ruled Israel; performs miracles; and confronts Satan, all the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375412011ISBN:0375412018
Description: Good in Good jacket. BOMC/Book Club. Used hardcover with dust jacket. Both are in good condition with light wear to dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780375412011ISBN:0375412018
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
"This is the first book by Anne Rice I've read. I don't like vampires as a subject and was intrigued when she suddenly started writing about Christ. What a switch! I happily borrowed the book from my son who was almost finished with her second book on the subject. However, I must say, I was disappointed with Rice's writing style. It was so simple and repetitive she made the characters sound like dolts. I also think she's forgotten how children think. especially Cleopas and his incessant laughter. Even as she described Christ as beyond his years, many of his thoughts were no more that other eight-year-old children, and he was slow on the uptake of his supernormal powers. All that being said, I liked the book. Her details about life in Israel during the novel's time period were fascinating and homey. The subject matter was dramatic and compelling. And I happen to love Christ. I thought the best part of the novel was about the last 50 pages when Christ wakes up to who he is and what his place in the world will be. It was worth the read for that part, although I wished she had gotten to it 100 pages sooner."
"I've read Christ The Lord--Out of Egypt nine (9) times, and it never fails to inspire and uplift the spirit. In this time of our lives, even more, the world needs to know that Christ the Lord was once a Child of Earthen Parents--Mary and Joseph--and proceeded to grow into a man for all seasons, to lead this world out of bondage and into God's Light. Time and time again I am drawn to this Divine Reminder that We are Not Alone, that God has not forsaken us, and that there is hope for a better world. From a poetic point of view, the words Anne Rice has chosen, are alive with meaning. From a practical standpoint, this book pays for itself many, many times, and is certainly worthy (along with sister publication, Christ the Lord--Road To Cana) of reading, sharing with your friends, and passing along to your children and your children's children. Anne Rice has crafted a wonderful dedication to Our Lord."
"This was a great novel for putting the daily life of Christ into perspective and creating a picture of what Christ may have been like as a young child. I questioned Rice's ability and knowledge when I first learned that she would be publishing books on the life of Christ, but was instantly drawn into the story and lives of the characters. In reading Rice's author's notes at the end, I realized just how much research and time she had invested into this endeavor. The story is believeable and brings to life the era in which Christ was raised. The culture, the beliefs of the Jews, the education of Christ, the struggles of Jesus himself to understand just who and what He was even at the tender age of which he is depicted within the story....all of the elements draw you into a time that we can never fully understand. Rice has done an outstanding job of taking research on Christ and the historical and geographical knowledge of the area in which he lived and weaving them into a tale that shows Jesus as a human in conflict while acknowledging the divineness we expect."
"My reaction to this book can be summed up with the expression "meh." I picked it up for 50 cents at a garage sale; I had heard about it and was intrigued, having read some of Anne Rice's vampire books. I can tell that she did amazing in-depth research to write this, and she really brings alive the lifestyle, customs, and culture of Jews in Nazareth and Jerusalem at the time, which was interesting--so many Christians forget how devout a Jew Jesus was. But I don't know... something about the narrator's (Jesus's) voice bothered me. I can't quite describe it, but I found myself bored with the character. Perhaps it was the result of trying to write a story from a 7-year-old's point of view, but it seemed terribly simplistic and repetitive. Another thing to note is that Rice is a devout Catholic, and her interpretation of elements such as Mary's personality and the nature of her marriage are very much informed by this. At any rate, I don't regret reading it, but I'll be passing the book on to someone else."
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