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Loading... The Gospel According to the Son (original 1997; edition 1998)by Norman Mailer
Work detailsThe Gospel According to the son by Norman Mailer (1997)
None. Very interesting fictional memoir of Jesus of Nazareth. The narrator's voice is highly believable as he undertakes a mission he's not sure he's up to. (  ) dickmanikowski | Jun 26, 2012 |  At the very least, Mailer should have done a little research. A cardboard Jesus in what is usually an empty setting. The few details don't fit. (An altar in a synagogue!) (  ) MarthaJeanne | Jan 25, 2011 | Gospel retellings from Jesus' point of view have already been done, and done better than this. I was really disappointed with The Gospel According to the Son, because it doesn't deviate *enough* from its source; Mailer never does anything interesting with all of its possibilities. There are even places, both in the dialogue and prose, where the novel follows the gospel story word for word. Bad form, Norman Mailer. A bad book and a disappointment that I really wanted to like. (  ) the_awesome_opossum | Jun 24, 2009 | Mailer does an outstanding job of telling the story of the New Testament from the point of view of Jesus. The description of Christ's encounter with Satan in the wilderness is absolutely riveting. I would highly recommend this book to those who wish to understand the basics of Christianity as I would recommend Siddhartha to those who wish to understand the basics of Buddhism. ( ) griggit | Jun 30, 2008 | This is the gospel according to Jesus's own perspective. It was interesting and I found it uplifting, even though I am not a religious person. I found the perspective attributed to Jesus was credible. While I enjoyed reading this, it left me wanting more. It was sparsely written and didn't go into Jesus's feelings in much depth. (  ) LynnB | Nov 20, 2007 |
 With few exceptions, even the most conservative Christian should find little to reject. In a writer of Mr. Mailer's past daring and outrage, however, such a humility of imagination constitutes his Gospel's most disappointing aspect. In his faithfulness to tradition -- a faithfulness that even leads him to a puzzling reliance on the archaic King James diction of a thousand Christmas and Easter pageants -- Mr. Mailer has barred himself from the kinds of penetrating meditation, risky invention and plunging insight that have always been his strongest gifts and that might have inspired less gifted searchers in the hunt for a possible Jesus.
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