A review by fdbrown
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

5.0

It’s hard to put into words how I feel about this book. It was not a story that was a page turner, or one that had me flying through the pages. It is a story to be savored. In a way, because it includes many events from the Bible, it is a story that we already know. But for the book to be from the fictional Ana’s perspective brings about a beautiful book of biblical feminism. Growing up and going to Christian school I didn’t realize how deprived of female Bible stories we were. The writing here is just gorgeous. Multiple times I was brought to tears because I was so moved, even when the events were not necessarily “sad”. What a gorgeous story about the longing inside all of us to have our voice heard while we are on this earth.