Christ the Lord - Out of Egypt (Anne Rice)

[****]

Yes, this is by the Anne Rice of vampire fame (which I have not read). It turned out to be quite different from my expectations, but I liked it. It is written entirely from the viewpoint of a seven-year-old--a seven-year-old Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah. Anne did her research, which means the book is steeped in ancient Hebrew culture and history. It's probably a bit of a stretch for any adult to truly write from the viewpoint of a young child, much less from the viewpoint of one that is also divine. Anne may come as close as anyone could. I look forward to the next volume in the series.

Christine (Stephen King)

[***]

I had not been that attracted to Mr. King's novels before. Horror is not really my thing. But now that I've seen some of the more interesting films based on his stories (like The Green Mile and The Secret Garden) and I read his On Writing, I thought I should read one of his actual novels and see what the hubbub was about.

I did like the book (better than the movie of the same name). I'm still not sure if I can become a dyed-in-the-wool Stephen King fan. I have a later book, From a Buick 8 waiting for a future read. I guess I'll know better after that. I do think I learned a bit about storytelling from reading this book and can relate better to what he says about his craft in On Writing.