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Do you think the book title is correct?
Because the book does not majorly concentrate on Abel, it's covers the Bible all the to the time of Noah.
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Haha.

As I read, I'm beginning to think it should be called 'Revisions.

But I think I may understand the name, maybe the authors intention was to show that he's writing from the human side of things, the relatable side.
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I think this title was not relevant. The author would have considered another title. My opinion!
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I think a book title should be catchy and inviting, it should not necessarily cover the content of the entire book. For me, the title is well chosen.
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The title did make me think that it was a crime drama rather than a religious book. I think the title should reflect the content of the book more.
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ArriettyClock wrote: 02 Jun 2020, 07:21 The title did make me think that it was a crime drama rather than a religious book. I think the title should reflect the content of the book more.
I agree with you. At first, I thought that it might be a detective novel or a crime fiction. Still, the title made me go after what the book was about.
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The title should be able to attract both religious and non-religious persons to spark the interest in non-religious people. I think the author should have gone for some other title.
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Post by Indaboski »

At first I was skeptical about seeing this book. I was like what will be engaging and interesting in this book. I found out it's a Christian book which I like reading. I like this book because it doesn't just cover the story of Abel. It also covers some significant aspects of the Bible like Adam and Eve and Noahs story. I think the title is correct.
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I think the title is okay and catchy.
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I felt the same way, I thought this was just about that one story when I started the book!
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The title of the book is appropriate because everything that happened later in the book stemmed from the killing of Abel, an incident which changed history forever.
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The book title doesn't necessarily capture all the book is about but caught people's attention and I think that was the author's intention.
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Post by DominicVenditti »

I don't think that maybe what the author was going for. The book does cover much of biblical history but it focuses on what happens as a result of Kain killing Abel, so, in that sense, it makes sense because the rest of the story couldn't happen without that taking place.
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I figured this book dealt with the bible in some way judging by the name. It certainly captures the attention.
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I loved the title of the book. It's intriguing and captivating. As long as the story of Abel is also in the book then I think the title is relevant and correct.
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