A great read. This book covers a fictional account, but historically accurate, of what a year in the life of Jesus, as a child, may have been like. This covers thethe exit of Jesus and his family from Egypt and their entire journey back to Nazareth and then some. Jerusalem is in turmoil, King Herod is dead and there is distrust and disdainin the air for the heir to the throne. Jesus is but a child of seven who has exhibited some extroidinary abilities but doesn't know who he truly is. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

Written from the first-person perspective of Jesus, this is a decent effort to retell the Messiah's childhood from a little different way of thinking. As long as you remember it is a work of fiction, you should enjoy it.

I you like religious fiction and Anne Rice, then this the book for you. It tells the story of 7-year old Jesus in a fantastic tale. I truly enjoyed this book. It is only the second Anne Rice book that I have read (the first being "Interview" 12-years ago.

I definitely recommend this book!!!

This was a very well done story of Christ as a child. It wasn't offensive in any way. The afterward by Anne Rice is a testimony to the power of Jesus Christ today.

This book was very interesting. It tells of Jesus at seven years old when his family decide to make the trip back to Israel from Egypt. He is also starting to have question about his birth. There are a couple of points I don't necessarily agree with but as long as the reader realizes that it is fiction, it's a good read.

this is great book if you are a fan of anne rice .... book tells the story of jesus traveling from egypt back home, and is told from the perspective of Jesus - writing it that way, I think the story can bring you in more to want to read it and not put it down.

Excellent! I don't know what else can be said. I've read almost everything Anne Rice has written and the explanation in the Author's Note of how everything else led to this wrk is almost as good as the book itself.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I am eagerly awaiting the sequel; Christ the Lord : The Road to Cana, which will be published March 4, 2008.

This book surprised me. mainly because it came from Anne Rice. It is the story (fictional) of the year of age 7 , in the life of Christ. It contains facts of biblical times & factual scriptures. Anne Rice knows her stuff. Vampires she does well, Christ she does well. What's next Anne? Looking forward.

I'm not an Anne Rice fan; the couple of her vampire novels I've read just didn't work for me. Neither did this book, a fictional account of Jesus. I didn't care for the writing style, too childish, almost careless, even if was supposed to be from a small child's perspective. Also, for me the story was less historical fiction and more religious tract. Too bad, because it was a great idea.

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I loved this book!! I know it is a work of fiction, but it made Christ come alive to me. We tend to forget that Christ was once a child who had to learn that he was the Son of God and deal with his destiny. I will note though, that I was the only one in my church group who liked it, and I was the only one in the group who hated "the Shack", so my views may be different than the norm.

Wonderfuly written.

beautiful depiction. wonderful read.

Great book and soooooooooo interesting.

A year in the life of Jesus as a child. Slow paced and simple. Thought-provoking.

worth reading.

It is an interesting concept. I felt it was slow and hard to follow in the beginning. In the end I thought it was worth reading.

A very, interesting book.

This book is an easy read and is wonderful with detail, if not a bit much in that respect. You definitely get a feel on what it would have been like to live in the time of Jesus.

Very interesting

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