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The Book of God: The Bible as a Novel by Walter Wangerin Jr.
3.5
When I was younger I used to love novelizations of movies because "you get to see what everyone's thinking in the different scenes". The problem with doing a novelization of the Bible is that no one person is the expert for knowing what anyone who wrote or is characterized in the Bible was thinking or even saying. For most of my life people have been bickering over what every verse in the Bible actually meant through tons of translation.
I enjoyed this regardless, but a lot of the words were pronounced oddly in the audiobook, Philistines in particular, and it really made me question how well the narrator knows these characters and concepts, enough to, as I understand the narrator is the author, write this book.
I enjoyed this regardless, but a lot of the words were pronounced oddly in the audiobook, Philistines in particular, and it really made me question how well the narrator knows these characters and concepts, enough to, as I understand the narrator is the author, write this book.
Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal
3.5
Pretty decent productivity book that tries to toe the line between the stressed out productivity crowd and the light positivity mental health focused crowd.
American Brujeria: Modern Mexican-American Folk Magic by J. Allen Cross
3.5
A great beginner's guide to Latinx folk witchcraft.