Review: Intriguing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2014
This book takes the story of Tony, a graphic designer who has lost his way, and puts his sessions with Dr. Robin Doll, a psychiatrist in Israel, into a completely different context than I had ever read before.  Dr. Doll takes Tony through the life of Jesus and makes the convincing argument, by using references from the Bible and from the DSM, that Jesus today would be considered mentally ill.  As Tony begins to heal and consider a relationship with the beautiful Miri, he sees that Jesus' struggles and torments are echoed in every man.  The author makes a distinction between the majority of the population and those he calls "parallels" - people who because of their intellect and other talents are able to push society forward but don't always gain the acceptance of the majority.  He puts forth that Jesus was one of the most significant "parallels" the world has seen, and all of this is accomplished through Tony's struggles.