
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Josh Heine
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By:
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Anne Rice
The book's power derives from the passion its author brings to the writing and the way in which she summons up the voice, the presence, the words of Jesus who tells the story.
Listen to Anne Rice talk about Christ the Lord on Charlie Rose.©2005 Anne O'Brien Rice (P)2005 Random House, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
"Rice's painstaking historical research is obvious throughout." (Publishers Weekly)
"Riveting....Rice's book is a triumph of tone (her prose lean, lyrical, vivid) and character. As he ponders his staggering responsibility, the boy is fully believable, and yet there's something in his supernatural empathy and blazing intelligence that conveys the wondrousness of a boy like no other." (Kirkus Reviews)
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It is a joy to find the same research and detail given to Christ The Lord! What a blessing to the world to finally have a gifted writer see the Light.
Refreshing New Christian Fiction Writer!
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Sean Mooney
Interesting Fictional account ofthe youth of Jesus
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It also made me start to wonder why God is not more important in my life. It was a good experience.
History lesson
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The story is engaging.
I only have two complaints:
1. It is too short. The story only covers 1 year of Jesus' life, from 7 to 8 years old. I don't mind this because the writing is top notch, I just want more ;-)
2. It would be nice to have downloadable footnotes and bibliography so that users can read some (or all) of the sources for the book.
Great Read: Didn't want it to end
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ABSOLUTELY beautiful!
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The perspective is a distinctively Roman Catholic one, but that shouldn't turn off Protestant readers. Take the legends and dogma with a grain of salt and move on. Move on because Rice sets up the historical context in which Jesus became a man and then a teacher. (Rice's theory on Mary the perpetual virgin is deft at explaining Jesus's "brothers and sisters" mentioned in the gospels.)
Rice also gives a portrait of Joseph that is touching. We know almost nothing about Joseph the carpenter, but Rice captures a man of God trying to make sense of his burden while trying to be a good father to this mysterious boy.
She works a little too hard working in players that I doubt Jesus encountered as a child (the future high priest Caiaphas), but the idea that Israel is that small and the family lines that intertwined is interesting.
I'd never before read an Anne Rice novel, but I'd heard about her devotion to researching historical background to add authenticity to her work. I was also intrigued by her jump from vampires to Jesus Christ.
She explains how she came to write "Christ the Lord" in a long author's note at the end. It may make a great prologue for fans wondering why the queen of vampires has written a doxology to Jesus Christ.
fascinating picture of Jesus the boy
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Interesting premise. Well executed.
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Maybe...it repeated the same sentence over and over. Always about Jesus uncle laughing.That got old, when listening...might not have been so bad if I was reading it.
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
Did a good jobTo much Repeat
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The story itself, isolated from these other factors, would receive three stars from me. There really weren't any passages that had me hanging on every word. This is not a page-turning thriller. However, the tale is interesting enough, and the narration was fine. It's nice to know that the descriptions of the buildings, clothing, lifestyles, and the goings-on in the temple are historically accurate. The story of the moneychangers in the temple, for instance, was very interesting and gave me a much better understanding of what Jesus faced later in his life. I love well-researched historical fiction, and am appreciative of the effort Rice put into this. It was well worth my time.
A tad short of excellent
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I was prepared to hate this book...
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