I wasn’t sure what to expect when I opened my copy of The Greatest Story Ever Told, but highly recommend you give it a look. This fictionalized version of the life of Jesus is told extremely cleverly. But before I get into that, a disclaimer: when I say fictionalized, the author went to great lengths and has made it clear that when Jesus speaks in this book, the only words we read him saying are taking directly from scripture and not altered at all.

The book itself covers the life of Christ, but told from different first person perspectives. This way of writing is extremely hard to do well. But when it is done well, first person has great power to pull the reader into the experience of the character. That is the case here. At times you feel like you’re taking every step, breath and heartbeat with whomever the viewpoint belongs to.

This book comes highly recommended for those who are Christians, or are curious about the faith. It’s not a Bible, but it’s a very good look at the stunning beauty of Jesus.

I received my copy of The Greatest Story Ever Told from the publisher via NetGalley. The views are my own.