Good morning everyone! Any fun plans for the weekend? Let's get started with today's review of The Red Tent!
Dinah's story was not told in the Bible, in fact, her name was only mentioned in passing in Jacob's story. But The Red Tent is Dinah's story. The Red Tent is told from Dinah's perspective as a child through adulthood as she is raised by Jacob's four wives and spends time in the red tent with the women long before she is supposed to be there. This book highlights what it was like to be a woman in the Biblical time period, and Dinah's hard but inspiring life.
I really liked this book. I loved the writing style, the characters, the way the story pulled you inside the story. It was really fascinating reading about their traditions and views that long ago. You get to see what women did those couple days a month, and why they were banished to the red tent when it came. You see the women's side of the Bible and I really enjoyed those scenes and perspectives.
One thing I didn't like was what I refer to as the second part of the book. I can't remember if it is actually divided into Part One and Part Two, but I think of it that way. After a traumatic event, Dinah and her child flee to Egypt where they spend the rest of the book. When Dinah is in Egypt, the book gets boring. It's one of those my-life-is-falling-apart chapters, and I really hate those. I would rather the characters mourn for a few minutes and then make a plan, but no. In The Red Tent, all I remember from Part Two is Dinah being broken, melancholy and boring. So I am torn between liking the book and not liking it because I liked Part One but not Part Two.
If you read this book, or have read it, tell me what you thought of the book, I would love to share my opinions and hear other peoples! I hope you join me on Monday for a review of Attachments!
Dinah's story was not told in the Bible, in fact, her name was only mentioned in passing in Jacob's story. But The Red Tent is Dinah's story. The Red Tent is told from Dinah's perspective as a child through adulthood as she is raised by Jacob's four wives and spends time in the red tent with the women long before she is supposed to be there. This book highlights what it was like to be a woman in the Biblical time period, and Dinah's hard but inspiring life.
I really liked this book. I loved the writing style, the characters, the way the story pulled you inside the story. It was really fascinating reading about their traditions and views that long ago. You get to see what women did those couple days a month, and why they were banished to the red tent when it came. You see the women's side of the Bible and I really enjoyed those scenes and perspectives.
One thing I didn't like was what I refer to as the second part of the book. I can't remember if it is actually divided into Part One and Part Two, but I think of it that way. After a traumatic event, Dinah and her child flee to Egypt where they spend the rest of the book. When Dinah is in Egypt, the book gets boring. It's one of those my-life-is-falling-apart chapters, and I really hate those. I would rather the characters mourn for a few minutes and then make a plan, but no. In The Red Tent, all I remember from Part Two is Dinah being broken, melancholy and boring. So I am torn between liking the book and not liking it because I liked Part One but not Part Two.
If you read this book, or have read it, tell me what you thought of the book, I would love to share my opinions and hear other peoples! I hope you join me on Monday for a review of Attachments!