A review by erboe501
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago

4.0

I bought this book at a bookstore in Portugal because I wanted something to remember the place by. Saramago is one of Portugal's most famous writers, and I thought this satirical retelling of Jesus's life sounded intriguing. While it took a bit to get used to the very long sentences and tone, I ended up pretty absorbed in the story. It was sort of fun to see how Saramago reinterpreted certain events from the gospels to make them less grand and miraculous. Jesus is just a guy trying to figure out what God (and the devil) want from him. Saramago also shows how silenced women were at the time. And Joseph comes out very unfavorably as a character.