Anne Rice - Scary.

Morrigoon · 10-25-2005, 12:17 PM

To be honest, I'm intrigued, and can almost guarantee you I'll read it.

Think about how risky it is to write anything as if God/Jesus is saying it. Anne has the skill to make the whole thing fascinating and to actually bring the characters to life. Say what you will about the modern-day behavior of WASPs, but Jesus himself is still a very compelling character when you remove the revivalist color-ed glasses from the story. I mean, think about it. He's a kid. But he's God. But he's still a kid. With parents. By his own/father's law, he must obey them. God obey humans. Think about it! He's trying to get the full human experience, yet all the while he knows he's God. And this good Jewish boy, raised knowing the circumstances of his birth grows up to be an angry itinerant street preacher who trashes a temple - the house of God... er, himself... er, his father...

I just think that Anne's talent will make this one hell of a good read. I remember how fascinating the "conversation with God" bit was in the other book. Totally fascinating to see how she'll breathe life into the characters.

Name · 10-25-2005, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Think about how risky it is to write anything as if God/Jesus is saying it.

Noone paid any mind when Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John did it...........

And since they wrote those books many many many years after the events in them, it would be hard for anyone to tell me that they were not putting words in Jesus' mouth......

I don't know about anyone else, but I have a hard time remembering exactly what someone said, word for word, a few years after it was said.

Moonliner · 10-26-2005, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Name

I don't know about anyone else, but I have a hard time remembering exactly what someone said, word for word, a few years after it was said.

Really? I don't have that problem at all. I can recall exactly what was said months ago. groovy baby!

Morrigoon · 10-26-2005, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Name

Noone paid any mind when Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John did it...........

And since they wrote those books many many many years after the events in them, it would be hard for anyone to tell me that they were not putting words in Jesus' mouth......

I don't know about anyone else, but I have a hard time remembering exactly what someone said, word for word, a few years after it was said.

Hey, I'm not saying I'll worship the book, just that it's likely to be a compelling narrative given the situation and the skill of the writer.

€uroMeinke · 10-25-2005, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I remember how fascinating the "conversation with God" bit was in the other book. Totally fascinating to see how she'll breathe life into the characters.

And see, this was the exact moment I realized I was done with Anne Rice - heh, I'm begging to think you and I should pair up and do book and movie reviews

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	To be honest, I'm intrigued, and can almost guarantee you I'll read it. Think about how risky it is to write anything as if God/Jesus is saying it. Anne has the skill to make the whole thing fascinating and to actually bring the characters to life. Say what you will about the modern-day behavior of WASPs, but Jesus himself is still a very compelling character when you remove the revivalist color-ed glasses from the story. I mean, think about it. He's a kid. But he's God. But he's still a kid. With parents. By his own/father's law, he must obey them. God obey humans. Think about it! He's trying to get the full human experience, yet all the while he knows he's God. And this good Jewish boy, raised knowing the circumstances of his birth grows up to be an angry itinerant street preacher who trashes a temple - the house of God... er, himself... er, his father... I just think that Anne's talent will make this one hell of a good read. I remember how fascinating the "conversation with God" bit was in the other book. Totally fascinating to see how she'll breathe life into the characters. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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