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A review by generalalarm
Naamah by Sarah Blake
5.0
This book is a beautiful fever dream. It's the story of Naamah, the wife of Noah, who keeps the ark's crew together, caring for animals and people alike. But Naamah is not just the docile workhorse she's been made out to be, standing in the shadow of her husband, chosen by God. Blake's writing is lyrical and lovely, and brings us deep into Naamah's mind as she contemplates God's cruelty, and her husband's goodness, and her own inadequacies.
Naamah wants to know - did she live only because of her husband? Why doesn't God talk to her too? And she's conflicted, because sure the others on the earth, wiped out by this massive flood were sinners, but isn't Naamah too? In the flood she's lost her lover, a woman and widow who was not interested in climbing onto the ark, but was ready to face God's vengeance. Naamah cannot see the animals anymore, but she can see an angel, as she swims and swims, to feel free from this tiny boat, she must choose whether to stay forever with this strange celestial being or to return to her family.
Naamah wants to know - did she live only because of her husband? Why doesn't God talk to her too? And she's conflicted, because sure the others on the earth, wiped out by this massive flood were sinners, but isn't Naamah too? In the flood she's lost her lover, a woman and widow who was not interested in climbing onto the ark, but was ready to face God's vengeance. Naamah cannot see the animals anymore, but she can see an angel, as she swims and swims, to feel free from this tiny boat, she must choose whether to stay forever with this strange celestial being or to return to her family.