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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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!

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