Review of Killing Abel
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Review of Killing Abel
[Following is a volunteer review of "Killing Abel" by Michael Tieman.]
Killing Abel by Michael Tieman is a historical, non-fiction book and can be considered a retelling of the Book of Genesis. In this novel, the author tries to answer our doubts that arises when someone first reads the Bible. By keeping the original storyline in mind and filling the gaps with his imagination, this book lets the reader take a stroll inside the Garden of Eden and look at all the characters from a different perspective.
As all of us are well aware, God created the whole world in 6 days and created Adam to take care of His creation. When Adam felt lonely on earth, God created Eve, to keep him company and populate the earth. When Lucifer tried to corrupt Eve by eating the forbidden fruit that God had denied them from. She also managed to convince Adam to do the same which resulted in their exile from the Garden of Eden and forcing them to live in harsh conditions. As time passes by, Eve gives birth to Cain and Abel by suffering the immense pain of childbirth. Abel and Cain grow out to be different from each other and Cain grew to be jealous of his brother who was perfect in every way. Ultimately, this led to the death of Abel at the hands of Cain. This made God angry and he put a curse on Cain by deciding to punish him by introducing the great flood.
Throughout the whole book, it can be seen that when God first created Adam and Eve, they were naive and juvenile and susceptible to Lucifer's clever mind. But when they were forced to live outside the conveniences of the Garden of Eden, they went through many hardships and finally became better along the way.
I loved the way that the author has portrayed God, as a father who couldn't announce judgment on his children. The Bible has limited information to satiate its reader's imagination whereas Tieman has done his full research to connect the dots to put forth an incredible story. Every time, I turned on a new chapter, this book made me question everything I had previously known. To know this story, from the perspective of every character was truly a shocking turn in my mind.
Apart from everything, I would say sometimes this book gets a little too focused on religion but is majorly based upon the author's perspective on what would have happened at that time. Apart from that, I could not find anything bad about this book. All characters are well written who went through incredible development and were highly relatable.
This book is professionally written and I couldn't find any grammatical errors in it. Therefore, I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.
I find this book suitable for those who are searching for more information about the time of creation, history scholars, and historical fiction lovers.
Happy reading!
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Killing Abel
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Killing Abel by Michael Tieman is a historical, non-fiction book and can be considered a retelling of the Book of Genesis. In this novel, the author tries to answer our doubts that arises when someone first reads the Bible. By keeping the original storyline in mind and filling the gaps with his imagination, this book lets the reader take a stroll inside the Garden of Eden and look at all the characters from a different perspective.
As all of us are well aware, God created the whole world in 6 days and created Adam to take care of His creation. When Adam felt lonely on earth, God created Eve, to keep him company and populate the earth. When Lucifer tried to corrupt Eve by eating the forbidden fruit that God had denied them from. She also managed to convince Adam to do the same which resulted in their exile from the Garden of Eden and forcing them to live in harsh conditions. As time passes by, Eve gives birth to Cain and Abel by suffering the immense pain of childbirth. Abel and Cain grow out to be different from each other and Cain grew to be jealous of his brother who was perfect in every way. Ultimately, this led to the death of Abel at the hands of Cain. This made God angry and he put a curse on Cain by deciding to punish him by introducing the great flood.
Throughout the whole book, it can be seen that when God first created Adam and Eve, they were naive and juvenile and susceptible to Lucifer's clever mind. But when they were forced to live outside the conveniences of the Garden of Eden, they went through many hardships and finally became better along the way.
I loved the way that the author has portrayed God, as a father who couldn't announce judgment on his children. The Bible has limited information to satiate its reader's imagination whereas Tieman has done his full research to connect the dots to put forth an incredible story. Every time, I turned on a new chapter, this book made me question everything I had previously known. To know this story, from the perspective of every character was truly a shocking turn in my mind.
Apart from everything, I would say sometimes this book gets a little too focused on religion but is majorly based upon the author's perspective on what would have happened at that time. Apart from that, I could not find anything bad about this book. All characters are well written who went through incredible development and were highly relatable.
This book is professionally written and I couldn't find any grammatical errors in it. Therefore, I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.
I find this book suitable for those who are searching for more information about the time of creation, history scholars, and historical fiction lovers.
Happy reading!
******
Killing Abel
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on Smashwords
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