I agree. You couldn't have put it any better.Readerjorge wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 18:46 I did not like that mixture of facts referenced in the bible with the author's imagination. I believe biblical stories are sacred and should not be mixed with innovative contributions that are not necessarily true.
What would you change?
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Re: What would you change?
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No I absolutely understandLeen282 wrote: ↑03 Jun 2020, 06:46I guess I am reluctant to find it funny since religion is a topic where some people may get easily offended. But I like your suggested caveatDee_Robert wrote: ↑03 Jun 2020, 06:31Haha. I can just imagine itLeen282 wrote: ↑02 Jun 2020, 00:16 I can't help but wonder if the author is serious or joking when he writes about Eve and her willingness to submit to Adam. Even Adam's reply sounds sarcastic to me: "That went well. She is going to listen to me after all. This is going to be easy."
I would prefer the author to make sure from the start that the reader knows if the author is writing a serious book or if he is adding comments like the above to add humor.
Be cautious, this is a comic relief, chill out kiddos
You make a valid point tho
Religion is a volatile subject
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A lot of people would agree with this, the sanctity of religious texts.Readerjorge wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 18:46 I did not like that mixture of facts referenced in the bible with the author's imagination. I believe biblical stories are sacred and should not be mixed with innovative contributions that are not necessarily true.
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But it doesn't stop you from reading fictionalised novels on it?Samisah wrote: ↑04 Jun 2020, 02:45I think I completely agree with you. For me, my Bible tales are not stuffs to toy with. There are sacred. And I value and hold them in high esteem.Readerjorge wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 18:46 I did not like that mixture of facts referenced in the bible with the author's imagination. I believe biblical stories are sacred and should not be mixed with innovative contributions that are not necessarily true.
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We never quite knowSamisah wrote: ↑04 Jun 2020, 02:53I quite agree with you. I think he wrote this more as an author rather than somebody that believed in God (I.e, if he were a Christian to begin with).Dee_Robert wrote: ↑03 Jun 2020, 06:42 Anyway, I fond the author creative and his story telling amazing.
But I probably would like to change his perception of God in the book, as a Christian I do not completely agree with how he portrays God in it.
He could be a Christian with a different set of beliefs
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I understand how this could be a problem, but it doesn't change the fact that it made it quite catchy and drew us to read the book
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Haha!Clorinda Donovan wrote: ↑03 Jun 2020, 08:42 It is based on a biblical story and I do not like religious stories being reinvented. It seems disrespectful.
I would not rewrite it because I would not write it at all.
Case closed sealed and sent adrift
Have you read the book tho? Its quite a read
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Some of the Christian novelist do this tho, Francine rivers etc.Usuma Khan wrote: ↑03 Jun 2020, 12:21 No offence to the author, but if I would ever want to learn about Christiany and it's take on Genesis, I would go for the Bible itself cause the author included his own perspectives to the originality.
So perspectives may not be the problem as a tweaking of the christian values
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Him, I understand, and I think I agree a little bit. Although there is a question of how already elaborate the book is now.Alexandros92 wrote: ↑04 Jun 2020, 14:19 Personally, I would add more juicy details. As I wrote in my review, the characters just did not feel real enough and they seemed to represent one single emotion each. Some additional descriptional of the environment, the housing, and the rituals would be a plus.
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I have not read the book because it would bore me to death. I am more of a fantasy/science fiction reader.Dee_Robert wrote: ↑05 Jun 2020, 09:44Haha!Clorinda Donovan wrote: ↑03 Jun 2020, 08:42 It is based on a biblical story and I do not like religious stories being reinvented. It seems disrespectful.
I would not rewrite it because I would not write it at all.
Case closed sealed and sent adrift
Have you read the book tho? Its quite a read
Did you like it?
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But if you press me, I would say Abel should not die. How about that?
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