Well. I didn't like it. I read Biff and almost enjoyed that (it was just a bit too "funny") but this one was just... kinda... blah.

I didn't care. I didn't want to continue reading and when I realized I was skimming over pages at a time I put it down and won't bother finishing it. The writing is a bit too "tongue-in-cheek" and tries to hard to be witty or avante-garde... ( )

I was directed to this book after reading Lamb: The Gospel of According to Biff, and was hoping to get something that I'd enjoy as much as I enjoyed that book.

For the first 2/3rds of the book, things move along well held back only by Morrow's tendency to shift his writing style dramatically for little reason. Stream of consciousness style writing pops up in the middle of what was previously a first-person narrative. A switch to third person from first person will happen mid paragraph. It makes for difficult reading and a tendency to skip a few lines here and there just to move ahead.

Unfortunately, the story begins to fall apart nearing the end of the book. The build up throughout the entire book, without spoiling the ending, falls flat with the ending and really holds back the book from coming to it's full potential. ( )

Julie Katz is the half-sister of Jesus, born to a single Jewish lighthousekeeper and God in an ectogenesis machine at the sperm bank. But unlike Christ or any other biblical hero, Julie is given no further instruction as to the reason for her birth. She struggles to find the meaning of God, and of her own personal divinity

The main antagonists of the novel, a group of religious fundamentalists who are called the Revelationists, draw a pointed parallel both between the Pharisees and between contemporary fundamentalism. While Julie is drawn to feeding the hungry and clothing the naked, the Revelationists are intent on burning sinners as an example to others. Only Begotten Daughter offers both a satirical and thoughtful novel about the purpose and responsibility of religion in society ( )

Excellent book! A pointed satire of christianity and religous fundamentalism in general. The ending is lovely :)
However, I felt that I missed a lot, not being conversant in christian stories.. ( )

Religous satire at its best. ( )