Evan Dodds - Non-work-related blog

This one for a book (an Audible book) I finished probably at least a month ago: “Christ, the Lord: Out of Egypt” by Anne Rice.

I had enjoyed both the book and the movie Interview with the Vampire many years ago (and, admittedly, had an effect since it was the primary reason I was so spooked the first time I went to New Orleans!). That said, I had read some tepid reviews of this book before deciding to give it a chance and wasn’t sure quite what to expect.

I was a little disappointed, but perhaps not as much as the reviews had told me to be. It was a bit dragging, and although she does a good job of conveying the first-person narrative of young Jesus, it struck me as hollow at several points where his magical, miracle ability was presented and immediately hushed over. Ah yes, the miracle-child cover-up… so believable.

In any case, it was not the worst thing I’ve ever read and if you get into Anne Rice books perhaps you’ll find this one a suitable twist on her previous tales. Hard to say.