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Anti-Christ: A Satirical End of Days

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If you're at all sensitive about religion, don't get this book. If you want a story that follows a well thought out plot line and is filled with great character development, don't get this book. If you want a fun quick read that'll leave you laughing over ludicrous juxtapositions of reality TV level character with religious prophecy as the anti-christ comes to earth, then this is the book for you. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

This book is pure venom. Against modern culture. Against modern politics. Against the hypocrisy of religion. This book really does spell out the frustration people in America have with their country today. It deals in corruption of ideals, imperfect leaders making idiotic decisions, and proves how precarious a position the world is in today. It's also a fun book poking the establishment in the ribs. Irreverent, but it deserves to be. Give it a look.

Jesus as the corporate head of Heaven. Sneaking into Heaven with a truck-full of Mexicans. Bored Aryan angels. A completely self-centered, whiny hero. This book is made up of some good stuff.

This satire I can sink my teeth into. The book is paced well. It's funny. It's cheeky. It's a nice little romp through the apocaplypse with some pretty unexpected turns and a great Armegeddon to finish it off.

I would have given this 5 stars, but the kindle version had some issues with random carriage returns and mid-paragraph blank lines. Not so much to be a pain but just enough to be noticable and commentable.

This book can be summed up with three words: Ha ha ha. I really don't care about people being offended. Political correctness is the second most rediculous concept ever, after affirmative action. This book makes fun of everything, and rightfully so. If you think you might be offended by reading a book the hammers everything and everybody, then don't buy it. It's as simple as that. But, for the rest of the free thinkers, read on with pride. This book will have you laughing on the first page. By the time you reach page 50, your sides will hurt. This book covers a lot of ground, and makes the end of the world sound like the best thrill ride ever. If you like flying midgets, a very dimented Lucifer (more so than you would normally think), making fun of Religion, Angelic fight clubs, Jesus as a politician, God as a terrible & vengeful father figure, and protagonists that turn out to destroy the world via a self help movement, then this book is for you. It's just good fun.

God, this is humor I have missed since the 1980s. You know, the type which isn't worried about being politically incorrect. Humor is simply that: humor. It's not meant to be taken seriously. It's supposed to make you laugh. This book is quite offensive but the way it handles the subject matter is hilarious. Come on, it makes the Vatican out to be a quasi-terrorist/organized criminal group. Do you think you'd ever see something like that in print? And the punches this writer delivers to government are brutal, but sadly honest with a simple-minded, easily manipulated president and less than honest political aides. Even funnier is the diet plan proscribed by the "Anti-Christ" for the obese. You'll laugh at the simplicity of it. This book is all about corruption, imperfection, and the power of the individual. Great satire. You should give it a read.

The author is clearly angry at society. He rips on the church, politics, self-help groups, corporations, and even God! Judging by how screwed up the planet is can you blame him? This is a fun read following a guy's journey through Heaven and back. Not recommended for the fundamentalists.

For anyone who has seen Terry Gilliam's work, Anti-Christ: A Satirical End of Days is squarely in that vein: dark satire mocking the establishment and man's place in it. What begins as light-hearted comedy gradually darkens throughout the tale. I think the best part of this entire book is someone finally having the originality to take the Greek mythological way of thinking and transplanting it onto Christian theology. These angels, cherubs, Jesus, Satan, and God himself are portrayed as flawed, mortal, and with their own agendas surrounding an Existence which for better or worse they really want no part of save in how it can profit them. The book is clearly a rebuke of the Christian Right in this country as well as American politics/policies and the problems of man's ever increasing individuality which can only lead to isolation. It's a fun book, trust me. I might make it sound dry but the writing is top notch. You should give it a go.

I red this book because one review claimed that it was better than Christopher Moore's "Lamb". It wasn't. And yet it was still a darn good book.

Basic story is this: Average college guy is having a bad day. Bad day turns worse when angels capture him. Day gets even worse after that after he meets Jesus in Heaven, who incidentally, turns out to be a jerk. Apocalypse ensues.

The story itself is only average-ly written, almost like what you would expect from a high- school honors class english assignment. The story itself is incredibly engaging, though.

All in all, not as good as "Lamb", but still definitely worth your time if this is the sort of story you go for.

I purchased this book for someone who is a fan of Christopher Moore's books because I saw that it was favorably compared to Moore's book "Lamb" and so I figured that I couldn't go wrong. Unfortunately the writing was bad, the story was bad and written by someone who was more interested in getting his opinions out there than actually writing a good book. In short, nowhere near the excellent novel, "Lamb."
Beware the reviews.

Upon locating this book, I thought, "Wow, what an interesting subject, this should be great!". I didn't even finish the book as I just got bored with it. Am I really to believe that his teenage angst has made him so "edgy".
If you read it, I hope that you enjoy it more than I.