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Rapturous
When large numbers of people begin to disappear worldwide, the Christian Right assumes that the Divine Rapture is underway. A mysterious man with knee-length locks appears at the New York Stock Exchange, announces that he's Jesus, and hundreds of brokers vanish. Most Christians and the US government are sure he is a terrorist. But from the US prison in Guantanamo to Vatican City, from Huntsville's death row to the catacombs beneath New York City, small groups of people begin to piece together what is actually happening and uncover a truth that will possibly save humanity. What is that truth? Nothing you've ever heard even comes close.
422 pages, Paperback
First published February 21, 2013
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About the author
Brent Buell
4 books3 followersBRENT BUELL’s outrageous new political parody, Rapturous, is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and at local booksellers (www.RapturoustheNovel.com). His next novel, Daniel and My Revelation will be published soon. Brent has received numerous awards, including first place in the Writer’s Digest short story competition.
Brent is a theater producer and director in New York City. He has taken the directorial helm on works including Iyaba Ibo Mandingo’s unFRAMED and From Sing Sing to Broadway, which premiered at Playwrights Horizons in NYC. For ten years, Buell volunteered with the non-profit organization Rehabilitation Through the Arts, directing theater in New York’s maximum-security prisons. There his productions of plays, ranging from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men to original works by prisoners, have earned praise from critics, including from The New York Times. His comedy, Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code, premiered at Sing Sing and was the subject of a feature article in Esquire by bestselling author, John Richardson. His experiences provided the basis for his chapter “Drama in the Big House” in the book Performing New Lives, Prison Theater by Jonathan Shailor (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). He continues teaching in youth correctional facilities, working on exoneration cases and issues of prison reform, and is on the board of Transitioning Into Society, a Harlem non-profit for men returning from prison.
Other productions include his comedy Wood Bars, co-written with Miguel Valentin for John Buffalo Mailer and Tom Kail’s Back House Productions; his comedy The Gem Exchange, and his Las Vegas spectacular, Undone Divas with Madelene Capelle.
As an actor, Buell has appeared in classic roles from Shakespeare and Ibsen to Moliere and Strindberg. On the big screen he appeared in the hit comedy Grand Opening and the controversial thriller Al Qarem, and directed the The Terrors of Teri and Goddess Films’ Moses.
Brent is a theater producer and director in New York City. He has taken the directorial helm on works including Iyaba Ibo Mandingo’s unFRAMED and From Sing Sing to Broadway, which premiered at Playwrights Horizons in NYC. For ten years, Buell volunteered with the non-profit organization Rehabilitation Through the Arts, directing theater in New York’s maximum-security prisons. There his productions of plays, ranging from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men to original works by prisoners, have earned praise from critics, including from The New York Times. His comedy, Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code, premiered at Sing Sing and was the subject of a feature article in Esquire by bestselling author, John Richardson. His experiences provided the basis for his chapter “Drama in the Big House” in the book Performing New Lives, Prison Theater by Jonathan Shailor (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). He continues teaching in youth correctional facilities, working on exoneration cases and issues of prison reform, and is on the board of Transitioning Into Society, a Harlem non-profit for men returning from prison.
Other productions include his comedy Wood Bars, co-written with Miguel Valentin for John Buffalo Mailer and Tom Kail’s Back House Productions; his comedy The Gem Exchange, and his Las Vegas spectacular, Undone Divas with Madelene Capelle.
As an actor, Buell has appeared in classic roles from Shakespeare and Ibsen to Moliere and Strindberg. On the big screen he appeared in the hit comedy Grand Opening and the controversial thriller Al Qarem, and directed the The Terrors of Teri and Goddess Films’ Moses.
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July 4, 2013
What a bizarre book -- it skewers everything -- Dubya and his crew, the Christian right and religion in general, politics, war, broadcasting and more. It's Salvador Dali. It's self-deprecating (God as Dad). And yet in the end it does have an uplifting message -- there is good in this world. I liked this Jesus and his Dad. The book could have been tighter and more carefully copyedited (can't help it -- it's what I do) but overall it was a fun read.
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