USA Today positive review of Anne Rice’s CHRIST THE LORD

Another positive review. USA Today:

Anne Rice goes way out on several limbs with her new, first-person narrative by the 7-year-old Jesus.

For starters, the best-selling author, famous for her darkly sensual tales of the undead known collectively as The Vampire Chronicles, tries to lead her huge fan base out of the darkness and into the light of her own spiritual awakening. (Rice returned to the Catholic Church in 1998 after a long absence, acknowledging that she now embraces conservative doctrines.)

Second, it may be difficult for readers to approach any novel about Jesus with an open mind because of their own religious beliefs, or the lack of them. (Related excerpt: Read a preview of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt)

And finally, in the book and promotional materials, Rice sets daunting goals: to make Jesus real for people who have stopped seeing him as anything other than an icon, and, for non-believers, to bring to life the times that would later spawn a religious revolution.

Despite those challenges, Rice does what she set out to do.

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