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The Spectacle Blog
So one-time fabulist/Oprah punching bag James Frey is taking another stab at reclaiming his former white hot literary glory with “The Final Testament of the Holy Bible,” a yarn in which “the second coming of Christ takes place in The Bronx projects — but the Messiah turns out to be a former alcoholic who impregnates a prostitute.”
Fair enough. Might not be everybody’s cup o’ tea, but it’s a free country, so, whatever, buy it or don’t.
What rankles even this unbaptized heathen, however, is Frey bragging to the New York Post, “I’m sure the religious right will go crazy because the story of Ben…is hardly the Messiah they have in mind. But I don’t really care. I just did what I always do — tried to write the best book I could.”
Yes, Frey is anticipating a certain response in detail to a widely read newspaper, but that response was totally immaterial to the artiste amidst the fiery act of creation. He just writes books and, hey, if a marketing plan happens to spring up around the controversy he himself somehow predicts yet supposedly never considered…well, that’s what it’s like when you get mixed up with a rebel, Dottie. Likewise I suppose the Good Friday release date is just some strange coincidence and not catnip for reporters.
Look, my affinity for Christianity is nil, but Frey should just go ahead and admit he’s trying to revive his career by egging on the followers of a religion who as a rule don’t — at least not anymore — run around lopping the heads off those who draw pictures or string together words they don’t like.
Some rebel.
(Hat tip: David.)
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Purple Lips| 3.14.11 @ 1:20PM
Epater les Bourgeios is sooo 20th Century. Someone should tell Mr Fry and his publisher that they would have more luck writing self-help books geared towards recovering lesbian alcoholics. In an age of realty tv, the bourgeois can no longer be scandalized. I can just hear the yawns out there in Fly-Over Country. Where have these aging Progressives been?
NoLib| 3.14.11 @ 2:14PM
If Mr. Frey weren't a sissy Leftist, he would have made Allah the lead character in his worthless book.
All American American| 3.14.11 @ 2:15PM
When did Christians run around chopping heads off people who drew pictures they don't like?????
NoLib| 3.14.11 @ 2:23PM
The Crusades? It's been awhile.
All American American| 3.14.11 @ 2:37PM
The Crusades more about a response to the 400+ years of islamic aggression against Christians in Eastern Europe, Spain, etc. However in modern America its taught that one day King Richard and his men were sitting aorund getting drunk and decided, "hey, let's go kill us some muslims!"
Anyway, the more importasnt question to ask, and any self-respecting Christian (or even if you're not Christian, if you love freedom) might ask is this:
Lopping off the heads of folks you don't like is taught by WHICH recognized religious founder?
A - Jesus Christ
B - Buddha
C - Mohammed
If a Christian commits a brutal murder and claims to do it in Christ's name, he would be roundly ostracized and condemned by the Christian community. When muslims slice the throat of a Jewish baby, they celebrate in the streets of "palestine."
Enough of the "well Christians did bad stuff too" arguments. They're pathetic and ultimately folks who use them sound as though they are excusing modern islamic brutality.
NoLib| 3.14.11 @ 3:12PM
I knew it was a stretch, but so is Macomber's post.
How pathetically amusing that Shawn made sure we knew he's not a Christian.
Richard Baker| 3.14.11 @ 2:31PM
As if we're surprised anymore that these lefties write this garbage. Yawn.
Ken (Old Texican)| 3.14.11 @ 2:33PM
Hey Shawn
""Look, my affinity for Christianity is nil,""
Sir, your lack of "affinity" has been noted in the golden book of Eternal Life. Please change your mind and be born.
See, most of us dumbunny Christians understand that our eternal life has ALREADY begun. In the darkest times here, that dawn-light glimmers just below the horizon, with sun rise momentarily.
My prayer for you: :"Dear Father, please reach out Your Holy Spirit one more time to this unborn spiritual fetus. Thank You."
All American American| 3.14.11 @ 3:07PM
Maybe he's trying to maintain some kind of weird "street cred" with the knee-pad media? Who knows.
The thing these fence-sitters need to understand is there is no middle ground. In the coming clash of civilizations, with whom will you stand? Having "no affinity for Christianity" ain't gonna do ya any good when Abdullah comes to chop YOUR head off.
NoLib| 3.14.11 @ 3:16PM
Non-Christian cred. People who stand in the middle of the road get hit from both directions and end up as road kill.
Occam's Tool| 3.14.11 @ 3:20PM
Your error, Triple A, is in assuming that Mr. Frey is an abstract, not concrete, thinker. The boy is a cement head, unlike you.
Occam's Tool| 3.14.11 @ 3:18PM
Ummm...Frey is an asshole? And a Leftist? And I'm redundant?
Red Phillips | 3.14.11 @ 2:53PM
For once I agree with Ken. For the sake of his eternal soul, I hope Mr. Macomber reconsiders his lack of "affinity" for Christianity.
Casey Abell| 3.14.11 @ 3:42PM
My affinity for Shawn Macomber is nil. But he probably doesn't care.
As for this book...yeah, like bold, man. Frey's really gotta worry about a fatwa from the pope.
Casey Abell| 3.14.11 @ 3:44PM
Just noticed that Aaron beat me to the punch with the fatwa line. GMTA, I guess.
Million Little Pieces of Crap| 3.14.11 @ 6:02PM
Let's see Frey show some real stones and write the sequel to "The Satanic Verses" or a tome entitled "Islam = Sh*t." As though that would ever happen.
sfian| 3.14.11 @ 7:14PM
I usually don't leave comments here, and I don't really care about Frey's book, but I just want to say that I thoroughly appreciate the reference to Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
NoLib| 3.14.11 @ 7:27PM
Glad you stopped by, Paul.
CalMark| 3.14.11 @ 9:08PM
*Yawn* It's been done before. Frey is derivative. So much for avant-garde.
In the 1980s, a short story described the birth of boy-child to an unwed, medically-certified virgin black mother in the ghetto.
At the end, the fearless private detective (the plot is ridiculous and convoluted) breaks out a bottle of whiskey from his glove compartment, and announces, "Merry Christmas."
Sorry, Frey. Somebody beat ya to it.
Rachel| 3.15.11 @ 6:48AM
If his "marketing plan" gets him on the best sellers list - I think I've found my next career move.