Official Review: First Family by Alice Langholt

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Re: Official Review: First Family by Alice Langholt

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I remember hearing about the Adam and Eve story as a child in Sunday school. I think it's really interesting that the author is retelling the story from different points of view. It gives a better understanding and clarity of the Bible context.
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Love story with a biblical background! I think this a very good attempt by the writer
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I usually stay away from books dealing with religion, but your review made me interested in this book. I always like retellings. And since this book is not preachy like other religious books, I'm going to give it a try. Great review!
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It was really nice to see that this book hits third place on Amazon! The concept is very well-written and refreshing that the legendary tale of Adam and Eve can be retold in a different route.
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Not my cup of tea, but must be a great read with it being award winning! Thanks for sharing your views on it!
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Thanks for the review. It sounds like this was a great read for you. Not only was the material worth it, but there were no grammatical errors. It is nice to see reviewers who are as satisfied as you were with the books they read. I think for people into the Bible that this would be an interesting perspective.
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I love detailed description and this book seems full of it. Congrats on BOTD.
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The premise of this one intrigued me - always interested in unique takes on biblical stories.
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If a book has a reader this excited about it, it must be good. Had no idea what this book was about, but after reading this review, it just got moved up to the top of my reading list. I can't wait to read it.
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I'm more agnostic than anything else but I have an intense fascination with retellings of stories from all religions and folklore, so this sounds up my alley. Thank you for the thorough review.
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I wasn’t quite sure about this one at first, but your review has completely sold me on it. I can’t wait to read it!
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I really liked your review of the First Family. I after reading the preview and your review downloaded the book and plan to finish it this week. The author Alice Langholt did a wonderful job presenting the characters of the creation story.
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Not my genre. Congrats on the review. Sounds intriguing.
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Thanks for the review.. The book elaborate the old testament book of Genesis and how first human kind fall into satanic trap
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Post by Sally_Heart »

Interesting story about Adam and Eve and their first children. The story does not seem like a religious book but more like a historical one.
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