#WhatWereReading : Joe found Benjamin Myer's Jesus Christ Kinski to be one of his most unusual (even bonkers) but totally compelling novel reads of the year.

Half of it is the (in)famous actor's inner monologue, as he performs a one-man theatre show as Jesus, in 1970s West Germany, the other half is the author musing as to why, having finally had a bestseller and a film adaptation, he feels driven to research this moment and write about an insane German actor who has been dead for years (but he just can't stop! And to be honest, neither could I!)

Fancy, signed, Indie edition with spredges available now from Bloomsbury

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Nice little afterthought at the end of the new Benjamin Meyers: "it is a testament to your commitment & intelligence that you have read this down to the small print. Give yourself a pat on the back. Fight fascism. Don't let the bastards grind you down"

Interesting & unusual book. Not for everyone, but I really enjoyed it. Publishing October from Bloomsbury.

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Reading Benjamin Meyers's upcoming Jesus Christ Kinski, & enjoying his description of idiot celebs who decide it would be a hoot to write a book, discovering no glamour, just "lonely people typing, punctuated by biscuits"

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#LunchtimeReading : Jesus Christ Kinski, by Benjamin Meyers, coming October from Bloomsbury. Yes, *that* famously mad actor...

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