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A review by bandysbooks
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is basically the telling of Jesus’ life through the eyes of his wife. She explains her absence from the biblical stories and he’s written in a way that he’s just a normal man, not a deity.
Graphic: Death of parent, Slavery, Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Death, and Violence