Book 2: Live from Golgotha by Gore Vidal

I wasn’t sure I was actually going to enjoy this book. On the one hand, I like the idea of religious satire. On the other hand, Gore Vidal was always one of those “literary” authors I figured would be way too pretentious and snotty for me.

I actually really enjoyed this book. Since I’m not particularly religious I can appreciate some of the satire, and I’m sure the book would have been a lot more amusing were I actually somewhat familliar with Roman history.

My only quibble with the book is that it starts to drag in the middle, though it does pick up near the end, and Vidal seems to find himself a trifle too funny at times for my liking. But overall, it was a very enjoyable read.