Book Reviews of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt

Anne Rice is famous for her sexual horror novels - but this represents, perhaps, the viewpoint she was meant to have. It is not a substitute for reading the Bible, and not as strong as a novel of Francine Rivers (herself an author who dropped her original genre after accepting Christ), but it is genuine. Protestants, be wary of her Catholic apocrypha and Mariolatry - this book is not gospel. But it is evidence of a sincere heart, "meticulously researched" detail about how a family might have lived and what they might have seen in the Jewish parts of the Roman Empire, and best of all, it is one more person who understands that Jesus is Lord.
My favorite part is the Author's Note at the end where she explains her journey of Catholic schoolgirl to atheist and her gradual return to faith, and how it is damningly clear that there is no possible way the Jews could have survived for thousands of years without supernatural help, and how historical evidence about Jesus affirms that his story could not possibly have been created or believed unless the Bible was factual. I recommend reading this book.

Okay, so here is the deal. Anne is going in a different direction now. And I totally support her 100%, especialy in the area she is attemping in. I thought being a christian myself that I would enjoy reading a fictional account of Jesus's life as a child and what it would have been like threw his eyes in well, being Jesus. But I was dissapointed. The book was slowwww in a odd way since Anne's books are not normaly slow.Yes I'm a long time Anne Rice fan, although I do not own or posess any older Rice material any longer. ( the super natural thing doesnt flow with my mojo any longer) But I gave this book an effort, a true effort, and guess what? I couldn't even finish it. And I have a thing about not finishing books, even if it is a horrid book i finish it, but I just could not finish it. So I have swaped my copy and I hope someone else has enjoyed it more than I.

I'm not really a fan of Anne Rice's previous novel series, and I'm not sure what fans of those novels will think of this newly turned page in the volumes of Anne Rice's career. I must say this novel was a wonderful surprise. Beautifully written, wonderful voice, a tremendous amount of scholarly and historical research. A beautiful read.

Anne Rice used several gnostic and banned bible books, specifically the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, to create a idea of what Christ was like during the years that were not mentioned in the bible

This read was fantastic. It's obviously not a horror/vampire book, but it was completely riveting. I appreciate the story of Christ and the fact that she attempted a telling of his early life as a boy from the first person is excellent. The research shows itself and reading it during the advent season actually enhanced my appreciation for Jesus. Highly recommended.

I really enjoyed this book. It is very readable and seems reasonable take on the life and time of Jesus Christ. We all know it's fiction and speculation but very well done. I also enjoyed what the author had to say in the authors notes at the end.

Interesting fictional account on what the childhood of Christ could have been like.

I really found this book slow & boring - but I loved Anne Rice's Witchworld and Vampire series & wish she'd stick with those so many its just sour grapes.

Ann Rice has written an incredible, well researched book on the childhood of Jesus Christ.( Be sure to read the authors note at the end of the book.)

An interesting and imaginative look at Christ's life (through his eyes) as a child.

An enchanting read about the first years of Christ's life. Wonderful for believers and nonbelievers alike.

strangely interesting read. Anne Rice's view of Jesus's early years, it's obviously fiction novel presented from a catholic viewpoint. I found it really enjoyable, and a good insight into some of the Catholic beliefs.

This book was not what I expected it to be. That's not a bad thing. I was interested in reading this book because I was curious to know what Jesus' life was like as a child. Most often we think of the man and not so much, the man as a child. Parts of the book were slow and hard to follow. Parts of the book were very insightful and entertaining/thought intriguing.

This book falls flat. A wonderful idea, but lacks the richness and depth that it should have had with this subject. I was hoping for something a lot better than this. It seemed to me that this was a book outline that never got filled in.

I liked this book but I wish it had been more detailed. If he was telling the story of his life looking back, the story could have been richer. It was given from the perspective of a 7 yr old -Jesus or not.

Very interesting though with the whole idea/approach

Wonderful reading - terrific insight into Christ's boyhood

about the hidden years of Christ, when he was a child. Fictional account of what the author imagined could have happened

I love Anne Rice's work, this is different obviously, but I still think she is an amazing author no matter what genre she does.

I love the details she has in her books.

a very good "guess" of what the childhood of Christ was like.

I loved this book well done and well researched.

Rather good. Quite a change from her normal genre.

Very different from her usual...but an interesting read.

Sounded like a good idea for a book, but it was slow and boring, no real plot.

This novel about the early life of Christ is thought-provoking. However, I thought the book was poorly written.

Very interesting reading - a fertile imagining of Jesus Christ's early years based on historical evidence and writings other than the Bible. Very well written, I'm not sure I liked it!! I'm not an Ann Rice fan up to now. But, her avid readers will enjoy this book.

Compelling story, albeit fiction. Anne Rice proves she can step out of her genre and write convincingly about Jesus Christ.

enjoyable

This book was poorly written and had many biblical discrepancies. I can't recommend it at all.

Fantastic both for its historical perspective and the wonderful internal self-analysis of the child Jesus. A must read.

I enjoyed this book thoroughly. Even though it is fiction, so much research was done that make the plot seem so real and exiting.

This was my first book by Anne Rice.I liked the story alot.It was fascinating to see what christ would have lived like back in that time.I am looking forward to reading her next novel in this series.

Great book. Rice uses her imagination as she cleverly writes what might have happened during the childhood days of Jesus. Considering that there is no scripture to contradict what she has written, it was interesting to read her thoughts on the subject.

Well written. I learned a lot. I recommend it!