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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
I have no idea truly how to rate this books. Some aspects I loved, others I really didn’t. At its core though I appreciate Diamant’s efforts to portray a very different perspective of Biblical times through Dinah’s perspective. She highlights much about female life that a male writer would never think to cover. I love the dynamic between her and her mothers.
This book made me think, a lot, sometimes about things I didn’t wish to think about. There was a part where I nearly stopped reading but I’m glad I finished. It is a very worthy read, just be prepared for a complicated emotional ride.
This book made me think, a lot, sometimes about things I didn’t wish to think about. There was a part where I nearly stopped reading but I’m glad I finished. It is a very worthy read, just be prepared for a complicated emotional ride.
one of the most stuning novels I have read in the last few years- I could not put it down...a complete pleasure to read. The author transports the reader to other realm- amazing!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
On those rare occasions when I was remembered, it was as a victim.
I read this book at the recommendation of a good friend - it's one of her favourite books. I respect her opinion, but I don't fully understand it.
Many of this book's other two-star reviews criticize it for making the beloved male characters (Jacob and Joseph) sex-crazed animals. This is 100% not the case. They acknowledge they like sex; they're not predators. This is a book of well-developed, balanced characters - male, female, and beyond. This is easily The Red Tent's greatest strength.
However, I found this book to be one that does everything to the point of ridiculousness without developing a particularly compelling narrative. This book focuses on lust and sexual relationships to the point of ridiculousness. This book uses beautiful language and emphasizes the power of love to the point of ridiculousness. It also empowers female relationships and the silent importance of women in a man's life at the time... you guessed it, to the point of ridiculousness.
I felt relief when I finished The Red Tent. If you like books that are character studies, you may like this book. If you need a well-told and developed story as well, you may be disappointed. For a book about the entire life of a woman who has as dramatic a story that she's known for as Dinah's - a rape and the subsequent murder of her rapist by her brothers - not very much happens.
Egypt loved the lotus because it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved.
I read this book at the recommendation of a good friend - it's one of her favourite books. I respect her opinion, but I don't fully understand it.
Many of this book's other two-star reviews criticize it for making the beloved male characters (Jacob and Joseph) sex-crazed animals. This is 100% not the case. They acknowledge they like sex; they're not predators. This is a book of well-developed, balanced characters - male, female, and beyond. This is easily The Red Tent's greatest strength.
However, I found this book to be one that does everything to the point of ridiculousness without developing a particularly compelling narrative. This book focuses on lust and sexual relationships to the point of ridiculousness. This book uses beautiful language and emphasizes the power of love to the point of ridiculousness. It also empowers female relationships and the silent importance of women in a man's life at the time... you guessed it, to the point of ridiculousness.
I felt relief when I finished The Red Tent. If you like books that are character studies, you may like this book. If you need a well-told and developed story as well, you may be disappointed. For a book about the entire life of a woman who has as dramatic a story that she's known for as Dinah's - a rape and the subsequent murder of her rapist by her brothers - not very much happens.
Egypt loved the lotus because it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
A fictional story told from Dinah's perspective (a woman who receives a small mention in the Bible), this follows her life as a daughter, sister, lover, mother, servant, midwife, woman, friend, and wife.
It tells the ENTIRE story of Jacob, but extrapolated and with countless liberties, for chapters and chapters... I've read a third of the book and Dinah isn't even an adult yet, let alone has it come anywhere near her actual part of the story we read in the Bible. It's just not what I thought it would be. Over it.
I looooved this! So many gorgeous lines and just beautiful story telling! My heart ached for Dinah. My absolute favorite part about it was just the reverence and celebration over femininity and the joys of it, rather than the woes. Maybe I just expected something different but the Red Tent in the first half of the book just made me proud to be a woman! Some of it took me a minute to get through... but overall I think I'll be thinking about this one for a while.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes