Kindle Free Pick of the Week: Imaginary Jesus

Here's something a little different to start out your week.

In this quirky tale the publisher describes as not-quite-true, former missionary and comic book store clerk Mikalatos disguises his critique of Christian life in an action-based quest to find the real Jesus. It's A Christmas Carol meets Oz, but instead of ghosts and tin men, it's a talking donkey, a motorcycle rider, and Mikalatos himself. The cast of characters drags the reader through the streets of Seattle and ancient Judea to introduce a host of fake Jesuses: Magic 8 Ball Jesus, Harley Jesus, even Liberal Social Services Jesus. They're constructs of the human mind. People invent a Jesus for one specific reason and then discard him when they don't need him anymore, says one of the Jesuses (the one with an expensive suit). Peter teaches Mikalatos that he must quiet falsehoods and mold a deeper relationship with the living, historical Jesus. Mixing questions of suffering and free will with a nexus of weirdness, Mikalatos throws Christian fiction into the world of Comic-Con and Star Wars. His silly quest is startling, contemporary, meaningful, and occasionally exhausting when the reader is puzzled.

This book will keep your attention and it's the type of read you can go to over and over again.  Get it while it's free.

Comments

[oliver]

Dear! Jesus was a soul who once loved God most of all other souls all the same little peaces of God. I had nirvana and now I am the 32.reincarnation of Jesus after the life of once Jesus soul as Avatar Meher Baba and now I am Vienna Meher Baba from Belgrade named so after my birthplace. I am for the love and serving God with love doing all what we do some little better and the teaching of Sri Srimad Baktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. With the spreading of the news about Jesus, Meher Baba and me now Vienna Meher Baba the fall of some Holly spirit over mankind will follow helping us all on our way. Yours Oliver Vienna Meher Baba