A review by broro117
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

5.0

This is exactly my type of book. It feels like a well-researched window into a period of history that I've seriously neglected, because although I grew up going to church and have learned the basic gist of Jesus's life countless times, I've somehow never really considered the day-to-day life of the people around him or the finer details of their culture and society. It never explicitly validates or rejects Christian beliefs, which I really appreciate, and Kidd's methods of walking this line while incorporating nods to familiar Bible stories were really clever. I found the writing breathtaking, the history endlessly fascinating, the characters beautifully human, and I loved every bit of it.