Colleen J. (shukween) reviewed on 9/12/2010 + 118 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

From an interesting premise--tell the life of Mary, Jesus' mother, in a way that had not been told before--comes a mediocre novel. It is interesting as a period historical fiction piece, for the detail of daily and political life of the times is exacting, but as the story of a young Jewish girl destined to birth the Savior, it is just not believable. Obviously, she would have been an unusual girl and woman to have been so chosen, but the double stretch of a middle-aged male author imagining a girl's point of view and the modern-day feminist sensibility give to this novel's Mary is just too much.

I enjoyed the read; it is a quick one. I enjoy Bible fiction, so this is not a waste of time, just don't expect it to shed any light on who Mary might have been.

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