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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
This book captivated me immediately. Dinah’s story weaved family, love, loss, betrayal, hope, magic and women beautifully. This is definitely my favourite book I’ve read so far in 2020. I listened half on Audible and half read my paperback version, Audible is extremely well done.
I was supposed to read this for book club, but I am just done! I normally have a compulsion to finish a book even if it’s terrible because you just never know if it could turn around and get better. I have no such hope for this book.
Each time I set the book down, I just felt uncomfortable. I kept weighing my options whether I wanted to miss out on socializing with my friends at book club so I wouldn’t have to finish it. Finally, I decided that a book that gives me that many second thoughts just isn’t worth my time—especially when I have so many good books I want to read with so little time to do it!
What’s wrong with this book? Well, in my opinion, the story was just way too sexualized. I only made it through 66 pages of the book, and I’m ashamed to admit I read that far. I understand that there was a lot of sex in the bible, but the bible certainly doesn’t take the time to describe each individual experience like this book did. I can only suppose that it was a New York Times bestseller for one reason: sex sells. I certainly don’t want to have those images and descriptions in my head the next time I read the bible!
I also agree with other reviews of this book that said they disliked how Jacob didn’t teach his wives about Jehovah, and they continued to worship idols. And I didn’t find Jacob to be nearly as faithful and devout as I would have liked him to be portrayed. I’m not going to continue reading this book. Maybe someone can let me know if I gave up after the worst part and it was actually worth finishing. I doubt it, but I’d be interested to know.
Each time I set the book down, I just felt uncomfortable. I kept weighing my options whether I wanted to miss out on socializing with my friends at book club so I wouldn’t have to finish it. Finally, I decided that a book that gives me that many second thoughts just isn’t worth my time—especially when I have so many good books I want to read with so little time to do it!
What’s wrong with this book? Well, in my opinion, the story was just way too sexualized. I only made it through 66 pages of the book, and I’m ashamed to admit I read that far. I understand that there was a lot of sex in the bible, but the bible certainly doesn’t take the time to describe each individual experience like this book did. I can only suppose that it was a New York Times bestseller for one reason: sex sells. I certainly don’t want to have those images and descriptions in my head the next time I read the bible!
I also agree with other reviews of this book that said they disliked how Jacob didn’t teach his wives about Jehovah, and they continued to worship idols. And I didn’t find Jacob to be nearly as faithful and devout as I would have liked him to be portrayed. I’m not going to continue reading this book. Maybe someone can let me know if I gave up after the worst part and it was actually worth finishing. I doubt it, but I’d be interested to know.
Inspiring. Heart-breaking, beautiful, and inspiring. I couldn't put this book down.
I didn't know much about Dinah before reading this but was intrigued by Red Tent and the strong female bond between the women in the story. While reading this, I dreamed of my mom and grandmothers, and began to find white feathers near me- floating from the ceiling in my car, in my bathroom, on my keyboard at work, and other places, too.
I didn't know much about Dinah before reading this but was intrigued by Red Tent and the strong female bond between the women in the story. While reading this, I dreamed of my mom and grandmothers, and began to find white feathers near me- floating from the ceiling in my car, in my bathroom, on my keyboard at work, and other places, too.
Diamant does a superb job of transporting the reader to a distant past. The prose and dialogue are engaging and understandable while feeling like they genuinely belong to an ancient storyteller. Glad I bought it on a blind impulse.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
I had so much trouble paying attention to this audiobook. For me, it felt like there were too many characters with too little depth and as soon as I had some interest in a storyline it was abandoned for the next one. I had really similar anxiety listening to this as I did reading Bible passages for theology class in school.
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder
Moderate: War
Minor: Slavery
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adding to my favorites of this year! so moving and absolutely drew me in.