from koeniel

The story has been written many times, and inspired many stories. Jose Saramago's is unique though. Here the antagonist is God, and Jesus is the unwilling accomplice. God is portrayed as a clever megalomania who wants to propagate his influence outside the Jewish community, to the whole world. Sa...

from luzestrella

I found it darkly funny. I'm a christian, so obviously I have read the gospels. And I just thought that he was so creative in incorporating both, facts from the 4 gospels and plots from his own creation. It was immensely enjoyable and intriguing. The ending it's just marvelous with that allegory ...

from blake.rosser

A somewhat annoying read given Saramago's stylistic choice of long paragraphs with little punctuation, it still moves surprisingly quick, and there are strikingly beautiful passages and meditations spread liberally throughout. The very concept of the book is ingenious, and he pulls it off in a sa...

from mattviews

Saramago deftly embraces historical facts, myth and reality and juggles them in this extraordinarily fictitious account of Jesus Christ. The novel is an in-depth psychological portrait of a savior who possesses a touch of humanity so much more substantial than the Bible claims. Jesus who is at on...

from Atomicmutant

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ is a distinctly non-traditional novel in both style and substance. I am intrigued by religious books by non-religious people. (Well, non-traditionally religious, and non-fundamentalist, certainly). It's a human attempt by a thoughtful and creative soul to cut ...