I give this book 2 stars because it has its good points and it attepts it include all religions into Gods love and his plan. Jesus loves us all, not just Christians. And it seems this book tries to portray this.But it is very tough to write a story about what Jesus would be like be in todays world. And I think this book misses the mark on many things about who Jesus is. I would think you would have to know Jesus very well to take on a book like this and have it be accurate. Maybe you would have to be a saint yourself.This book also attacks the Catholic church and draws a false picture of the church and its leaders and what the church really stands for. My advise is that if you want to learn about the real Catholic Church, read the Caticism of the Catholic Church and some of the writings of Pope John Paul II.One side note, the movie was much better and many of the bad points of the book were not included.