The Red Tent (Bestselling Backlist) by Anita Diamant
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Book Reviews of The Red Tent (Bestselling Backlist)
Book Review: A Book for All Women.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was given as a gift to my mother, but I snatched it up and read it first. I was blown away by this novel. I couldn't put it down. I read it over two nights and I loved it. As I child I was familiar with Dinah's tale in my bible stories. There she was portrayed as a wild girl who spent time with the "wrong" crowd and ended up in "sin". This Dinah and all the women in this book are not colourless creatures but warm, wonderful characters rich in traditions and rituals. They give voice to the feminine and touched a deep chord in me. Their sisterhood gives them strength. I read it and was proud to be a female and heir to their wisdom. I have a 14 month old daughter and this book as made me ponder what wisdom do I as a mother have to pass on to her. As soon as she is old enought I'll give her this book to read. Ms. Diamant has created a truely unforgettable novel.Book Review: The sorrow and celebration of womanhood
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my all time favourite book - set in the times of the Old Testament and possibly how the Bible may have read if it had been written from a woman's point of view. It is a book filled with sorrow and celebration of being a woman - from the innocence of young girls sharing the 'red tent' (place where women gather each month during menstruation to celebrate being a woman, support and learn from each other) to the act of childbirth - a right of passage into the world of women.
The Red Tent is incredibly dramatic, beautifully narrated, historically fascinating, obsessive reading and emotionally draining(!!! I laughed, I rejoiced, I sobbed!!!) I have recommended it to everyone I know!
Book Review: Have you ever wondered how the story ended?
Summary: 5 Stars
This is not a "true" story but it gives some insight into maybe how the story of Jacob's wives started and ended. It was an awesome book, one that I have read at least five times. You need to go into the book though and realize that it is fiction and just one way of looking at the story. This book actually went around our bible study group and everyone enjoyed it, as a great fiction book based off of scripture.Book Review: Thought Provoking
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought that this book was thought provoking while showing me the way life might have been in ancient times.I found it interesting that the people of those times had such a great sisterhood. I for one could never share the man I love with a sister or a friend. I find they must have been such giving women to share one man. I found Jacob to be self absorbed and thoughtless about those he should have cherished.Book Review: Please disregard the fundamentalist hate
Summary: 5 Stars
Besides the fact that this is an incredibly beautiful, inspiring & well-written work of fiction, I'm also willing to bet Ms. Diamant fully researched it to be as historically and anthropologically accurate as possible. As for "Biblical accuracy," meaning fitting some people's extreme interpretation of a very broadly-sketched story in a depressingly over-valued work of dubious origin, please.