New this week: Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow
Definitely different, a worth reading satire about a young woman who is God's Only Begotten Daughter.
Call it a miracle or an accident at the sperm bank. But Julie Katz, the
half-sister of Jesus, has been born to a celibate father. Soon poor Julie is tempted by the Devil and challenged by neo-Christian zealots-and that’s just the beginning of her fantastic odyssey through Hell, a seceded New Jersey, and her own confused soul. Winner of a 1991 World Fantasy Award.
From Publishers Weekly
Morrow's flamboyant fantasy satire concerns the misadventures of a Jewish recluse in New Jersey who accidentally fathers God's daughter.
Amazon.com Review
Murray Katz, the celibate keeper of an abandoned lighthouse near Atlantic City, has been blessed with a daughter conceived of his own seed and a holy ovum. Like her half brother Jesus, Julie Katz can walk on water, heal the blind, and raise the dead. But being the Messiah isn't easy, and Julie, bewildered by her role in the divine scheme of things, is tempted by the Devil and challenged by neo- Christian zealots in this lively odyssey through Hell and New Jersey. Winner of the World Fantasy Award.
From Library Journal
An accident--or a miracle--in a New Jersey sperm bank results in the "virgin birth" of Julie Katz, a young woman
with the power to perform miracles and a healthy fear of ending up like her older brother, crucified long ago for claiming to be the "Son of God." Modern theology falls prey to Morrow's ( This Is the Way the World Ends ) satirical arsenal in this irreverently humorous, fundamentally serious novel reminiscent of the works of Philip K. Dick.
Happy Reading! And if you decide to read the book, please let me know your thoughts at carroll.louann@yahoo.com
(((hugs)))
Louann
Definitely different, a worth reading satire about a young woman who is God's Only Begotten Daughter.
Call it a miracle or an accident at the sperm bank. But Julie Katz, the
half-sister of Jesus, has been born to a celibate father. Soon poor Julie is tempted by the Devil and challenged by neo-Christian zealots-and that’s just the beginning of her fantastic odyssey through Hell, a seceded New Jersey, and her own confused soul. Winner of a 1991 World Fantasy Award.
From Publishers Weekly
Morrow's flamboyant fantasy satire concerns the misadventures of a Jewish recluse in New Jersey who accidentally fathers God's daughter.
Amazon.com Review
Murray Katz, the celibate keeper of an abandoned lighthouse near Atlantic City, has been blessed with a daughter conceived of his own seed and a holy ovum. Like her half brother Jesus, Julie Katz can walk on water, heal the blind, and raise the dead. But being the Messiah isn't easy, and Julie, bewildered by her role in the divine scheme of things, is tempted by the Devil and challenged by neo- Christian zealots in this lively odyssey through Hell and New Jersey. Winner of the World Fantasy Award.
From Library Journal
An accident--or a miracle--in a New Jersey sperm bank results in the "virgin birth" of Julie Katz, a young woman
with the power to perform miracles and a healthy fear of ending up like her older brother, crucified long ago for claiming to be the "Son of God." Modern theology falls prey to Morrow's ( This Is the Way the World Ends ) satirical arsenal in this irreverently humorous, fundamentally serious novel reminiscent of the works of Philip K. Dick.
Happy Reading! And if you decide to read the book, please let me know your thoughts at carroll.louann@yahoo.com
(((hugs)))
Louann
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