Anne Rice w/BustedHalo-Jesus' Loneliness/Love, DaVinci Code

[dekitai20]

I admit I am interested in Jesus and I loved her book. But I don't need to blindly believe anything to enjoy the story. I like Jesus's story the same way I like Harry Potter...

[DarkAdaptedEyes]

if she reads the bible, how can she stay in the RCC? It isn't biblical at all AND it's the most evil institution on the face of the earth. Please Anne, go all the way! God bless you Anne!

[NilDesperandum777]

@DarkAdaptedEyes Because The Bible was compiled in The Catholic Church. Scripture is Catholic. Because the actions of some people have sullied The Church, doesnt mean Christ endorses their actions. So point of fact, Chriistians, so called first in Antioch (Orthodox, Catholic), defer to the Universal Church and it's Founder (Christ) every time they quote or misquote Scripture. Careful not to paint everyone with the same brush. All protestants arent Jim Jones now are they? Be blessed.

[Dudex58]

I love Anne Rice she is so smart,

although I am into catholism, u can tell she actually reads her bible.

[mhopwood1]

I'm so glad to have rediscovered Anne Rice now as an adult after enjoying her writing as a teenager. I look forward to some awsome stuff - the Incarnation is THE Christian question and she has definitely picked the right place to start :)

[whoareyou2me]

What I remember about the DaVinci code is how condescending the main character was! He was the Smartest Person in The Room, and knew everything. He would explain things to other people in the book like they were dolts. It got so heavy-handed, I started believing it was really Dan Brown talking, trying to sell this theory/theories to me. I made myself finish it, but almost didn't.

[piszczeck]

Thanks for posting this. I read Anne Rice's autobiographical book about how God saved her & she came back to the church. It's an excellent book. I wish I could remember the title. I haven't read this new book about Jesus, but this interview makes me want to read it soon.

[piszczeck]

Unfortunately, the DaVinci Code is more than a novel, it's a collection of longstanding occult beliefs, Gnostic beliefs, Masonic beliefs, that many people have secretly believed for a long time. The DaVinci Code was an attempt to get those beliefs into the mainstream culture. It was a serious orchestrated attack on the Church, disguised as a novel.

[2SpeakTruth]

Anne, I had the same experience as you with The DaVinci Code. I read it very early on and NEVER thought that there would be people who would actually believe what Dan Brown wrote in there. As a Catholic, I am very secure in my faith and this book did absolutely nothing to shake it. Months later I remember being on a plane to Paris and seeing at least half a dozen people reading the book and I couldn't believe it had become such a blockbuster.

[rabbitsib]

De Vinci Code was not real it was fiction. I see the people don't understand, but it does make you somewhat interested in finding out the truths of the book and the fictional parts. In the end all story based books are fictional like movies and tv only because they all are trying to entertain. Unlike  your plain dictionary or encyclopedia have some truth because fallible by human touch. It just understanding the mathematical equations that make truths to false ideas and good from bad etc...

[debra0818]

Books like the DaVinci Code purport to be radical revelations of the person of Jesus but they are really rather common compared to the Jesus of the Bible and his truly radical way of living and seeing life. Your novels are bringing the real Jesus to life in a way that makes Him relatable but yet retains His mystery. I am a total fan of all your books, but this series on Christ the Lord are the best by far. Thank you!

[AnneRiceDotCom]

Debra, thank you and you make a good point. There are different kinds of novels seeking to do different things. I suspect the Da Vinci Code started as plain entertainment of an outrageous sort; then Dan Brown started taking it too seriously, and so did other people. It's hooey.

[jenelle152]

There was the book conversations w/ or an interview w/ her about a decade ago, sorry, I have a brain injury but I cherished that book. The spark, the healing, she puts characters like me in her trance but that was nonfiction, of course. Her own thoughts on so many topics. It was a great book. Her window on the world is precious, a high art but as stoic and eternal as the vampires. Those are the only books with a note to my elderly self in 40 years or so to "read again!" someday.

[AnneRiceDotCom]

jenelle --- The book you're remembering in Conversations with Anne Rice by Michael Riley. Used copies are still floating around. I very much enjoyed that long dialogue with Michael Riley. He's brilliant. Anne.