Book Review: Messiah of Morris Avenue
Messiah of Morris Avenue Just finished reading this book. I was interested in as it had received a fairly good review by Marc Maron (www.marcmaron.com). The story occurs in the no-longer not-so-distant future when the fundies have gained controlled over most all levers of government and society. It would seem that the second coming of Christ is at hand. The neofascist Christobrigade is hell bent on nearing the day through war. And, in fact, the second coming may just be walking the streets of New York. The story is presented from the point of view of one journalist, who works within the confines of this society, but is willing to attempt to push the envelope a little. Our journalist is intrigued by a possible story of yet another would-be prophet. But this latter-day Jesus is quite unique compared to all the other self-proclaimed prophets. The story has a lot of parallels to the life of Jesus, which made it rather predictable. Nonetheless, there's some good stuff in the story. Most