I listen to this book on audio tape, as the first hour was fairly boring but I trudged through because it was a book club book. I am so glad I did. Once you got invested in the characters, this was a laugh out loud narrative of the early life of Jesus. Filled with Bizzarre takes on what might've been or how certain known events could have "really" taken place. More comical than blasphemous, and oddly insightful for events occurring in the Old Testament.