The Second Coming

 The Second Coming by John Niven I found ‘oh my God’ shockingly hilarious. The main character in this book is Jesus.  That in it self made me pick up the book … and maybe … as well as the cover (yes I read a book by its cover) but it is an interesting one. The cover I picked up depicts Jesus in the position as if he was on the cross, but with his arms stretched out with an electric guitar placed over his shoulders. I have never read anything like it; I am a non-practicing catholic but as I was reading, I still thought ‘I couldn’t believe that just happened’ and ‘can John Niven get away with that?’ Maybe it was my catholic roots that made this book so funny and surprising, or more likely, the brilliant writing skills.

The book begins with God taking a fishing trip, a holiday away from the earth he once created. As he comes back he notices what a state the world has gotten into, there’s wars, poverty, capitalism and Christians. As a good father God decides to send his son back down to sort it all out.

 JC (Jesus Christ if you haven’t figured it out) is a musician but sadly struggling. He is living in New York and through his existence; he has been trying to teach people to just be nice. JC’s also a strong believer in drugs because why would God put them on the earth if they were not good for you. (The innocent characters logic) JC enters American pop star because he feels this will spread his message for people to just be nice. He meets a judge on this singing show that resembles a very famous judge from The X Factor. It’s a book that really made me smile.