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Summary: A GREAT Book!
Review: I kept seeing this book and wanting to buy it - I kept putting it back on the shelf. THen I read that Julia Roberts read it and loved it in O, Magazine - but that didn't convince me either. Then, My best friend sent me a copy for my birthday and I LOVED IT! Every woman should read this book and remember to honor our her-story. A brilliant book. Brilliant.
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Summary: A MUST READ BOOK
Review: This is an outstanding book. I could not put it down. I have E-mailed The Oprah Show and suggested that Oprah add it to her Book Club. The book was riveting. I am a teacher and the book was reccommended to me by my school's librarian. You must read this book.
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Summary: New Jew vs. New Testament
Review: I read this book at the end of my conversion to Judaism. I think that the author did an excellent job of taking a "well known" female from the Hebrew Bible and allowing her to grow; essentially to the post-feminism/neo feminist time in which we live. We are allowed to think that she went on to greater things than the Bible fortells. Aren't we all curious about characters in the Bible we don't get to know much about? Where does our fictious mind take us at these points? As strong women (and here I will allow for many viewpoints) we want to think of our foremothers as holding "equal positions" with the men of the "tribe." This book is purely FICTION. Anyone who thinks otherwise is deluding themselves. But, from the characters in the book we can see something of ourselves. Are we so infactuated with a man that we allow him to bed other wives, or even allow him to reach his own death? Beyond the many messages (depending on points of view)this book conveighs, it is an all around good read; especially for women who are constantly attempting to find a place in religion (Judaism in paricular.) The plot moves quickly and tugs at the heartstrings. To prove this, I sent the book to my mother the Lutheran/feminist who has her Ph.D in Biochemisty and she loved it for the growth it allowed for a woman in the Bible. If you like historical/feminist fiction you will appreciate this book for its spin on history. Again, by no strech of the imagination is this factual.
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Summary: A Great Read!
Review: I had heard from a friend that this was an excellent book...and it is! If you like to imagine the Bible from a woman's perspective, you will fall in love with this book. I felt like I was transported in time...and it was tough to come back. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Best Book I've Ever Read
Review: This was one of the most wonderful books I have ever read. It was so exciting to be able to tie it in with the Bible and know that these people were real. It was so hard to remember that it was fiction. I found this to be a very powerful and moving book. I borrowed it from a friend to read but now I'm buying it so that I can have a copy for myself and to share with other friends and family members. I would recommend this book to any women who enjoys history and would like to find out a little about the lives of women from the past.
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Summary: A Moving and Inspiring Tale
Review: One of the most engaging and beautifully told tales I have come across in a while. It colors the ancient world with emotions and scenes that bring the characters to life fully. It inspires one to rise above adversity dependant only on one's inner strength and faith in a higher power. I found myself eagerly waiting to be transported through this tale to a place of both simplicity and magic. A fast read that speaks to women, but can easily be felt by men. Enjoy!
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Summary: Awesome and empowering
Review: As a fan of Anita Diamant's non-fiction, I was intrigued by this novel from the outset, but was unprepared for the epiphanal experience it brought me. Diamant's "interpretation" of this story of Genesis makes the reader reread and rethink Genesis, searching for new meaning in the old text. Although the author is quick to name this a work of fiction, I prefer to think of it as modern midrash. The Red Tent provides an opportunity to find female empowerment in a frustratingly patriarchal yet vital text (the Bible).
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Summary: Too Bizarre
Review: With each chapter I debated whether to continue. Although it is mildly entertaining at moments, I am somewhat offended by the author's need to alter events from that which is recorded in the Bible. I am mystified as to the motivation behind such alterations. In some cases the truth is more dramatic than this retelling. Furthermore, I am at a loss to understand the author's need to portray her religious forefathers (and mothers) in such a poor light. The author's frequent use of misplaced modifiers kept me guessing - - disappointing from a journalist. Someone else's review said, "Don't believe the hype." I say Amen!
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Summary: Well worth reading
Review: This book was very interesting and well worth it. I thought it was well written and even though it does have focus on becoming a woman and childbearing it still is more than that. It tells the story of the women on how families were in those times and also has a bit of romance to it also. This will be the book my book club will be reading this month. That is how much I truly enjoyed reading it.
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Summary: Pick this book up as soon as possible...
Review: The Red Tent shows the women behind the bible stories of Jacob and Joseph. You're drawn into their world... a world of love, happiness, children, pagen gods, and grief only a woman can know. All this is shared by the various women of the tribe when they gather in the red tent monthly. A book you are not likely to forget! :-)
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