Another terrific V.I. Warshawski book. This was the first time I listened to an audiobook in this series; the narrator, Susan Ericksen, was outstandinAnother terrific V.I. Warshawski book. This was the first time I listened to an audiobook in this series; the narrator, Susan Ericksen, was outstanding....more
I listened to the audio book and really lucked out -- it's read by Meryl Streep! The book presents the testament of Mary, the mother of Jesus, but in I listened to the audio book and really lucked out -- it's read by Meryl Streep! The book presents the testament of Mary, the mother of Jesus, but in this re-telling she never accepts the now familiar Christian belief that Jesus was the son of God. She sees his followers as blind zealots who, after his death, want her to revise her story of what she saw. It's an interesting concept that is nicely presented. For me the most interesting part, not fully developed in the book, were the few hints thrown out of what Jesus thought of himself. The story deserves a long treatment than it got here....more
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