I figured this would be a good way to discuss our books once we start up on this book club. I have never blogged before but so far it looks pretty neat.
Hey luv! I'm here, lets get this book club started!!! Nela got me a Nook for Christmas too, so now I'm part of the e-club :) What book are we reading first?
Hey!!! Welcome to the Nook Club! Which Nook did he get you? I have the Nook Color and Im so In love. There's a Nook User's Book Club om facebook that I'm a part of too. I sent you the invite on facebook so check it out when you can. I noticed you said before you wanted to read "The Red Tent" and I heard good things about it. So maybe we can start with that? What do you think? I'm open for other suggestions as well. I'm excited this is a way we can bond. lol. I love books. Don't know how much you will have time to read after you give birth though. lol
Oh! The Red Tent is a perfect book to start with. Yeah, the first few moths will be crazy, but I can read on my way to and from work (ah, the joys of commuting). I'm excited too. I'll see if I can download the book tonight :)
It took me a lil bit to get the groove of the book but I kept on reading and so far I like it. What do you feel about the relationship/marriage Jacob has with his four wives?
I like how the book is written, though slightly inaccurate. Jacobs marriage to Rachel is the most important union. He really only married Leah and Zilpah so he could marry Rachel, because Laban had tricked him. What I enjoyed most is how Diamant describes the sisters and their relationships with each other. They all are very different and have their own way about them, yet when it's time to enter the red tent for one of them to give birth they are there to support and encourage each other. All their differences and arguments are forgotten.
I have never read the sotyr in the Bible. Maybe I should go back and read it. It's amazing how being able to bear a child is what makes or breaks these women. For example Rachel not being able to conceive for so long and being extremely envious of Leah because she had so many. Even though at that point in time that's how women were identified I still see a lot of that this day in age.
I admired the fact that the sisters were there for each other regardless of their differences.
I mourn for Dinah! Her life changed in a whorl-wind second! Was Jacob so outof touch with his family that he did not see how evil Levi and Simon were? He obviously never paid any attention to his only daughter if his only memory of her was when she was a child. I really admired how calm and collected Rachel remained when Leah tried to turn Jacobs rage toward her.
I almost did stop reading the book though, when Diamant gave credit to the idol gods for Sarahs late pregnancy! I over looked the fact that she steadily called Abraham by Abram and Sarah by Sarai. God renamed them both Abraham and Sarah, before Isaac was even conceived.
Hey luv! I'm here, lets get this book club started!!! Nela got me a Nook for Christmas too, so now I'm part of the e-club :) What book are we reading first?
ReplyDeleteHey!!! Welcome to the Nook Club! Which Nook did he get you? I have the Nook Color and Im so In love. There's a Nook User's Book Club om facebook that I'm a part of too. I sent you the invite on facebook so check it out when you can. I noticed you said before you wanted to read "The Red Tent" and I heard good things about it. So maybe we can start with that? What do you think? I'm open for other suggestions as well. I'm excited this is a way we can bond. lol. I love books. Don't know how much you will have time to read after you give birth though. lol
ReplyDeleteOh! The Red Tent is a perfect book to start with. Yeah, the first few moths will be crazy, but I can read on my way to and from work (ah, the joys of commuting). I'm excited too. I'll see if I can download the book tonight :)
ReplyDeleteHello Jules. Where should we start?
ReplyDeleteIt took me a lil bit to get the groove of the book but I kept on reading and so far I like it. What do you feel about the relationship/marriage Jacob has with his four wives?
ReplyDeleteI like how the book is written, though slightly inaccurate. Jacobs marriage to Rachel is the most important union. He really only married Leah and Zilpah so he could marry Rachel, because Laban had tricked him. What I enjoyed most is how Diamant describes the sisters and their relationships with each other. They all are very different and have their own way about them, yet when it's time to enter the red tent for one of them to give birth they are there to support and encourage each other. All their differences and arguments are forgotten.
ReplyDeleteI have never read the sotyr in the Bible. Maybe I should go back and read it. It's amazing how being able to bear a child is what makes or breaks these women. For example Rachel not being able to conceive for so long and being extremely envious of Leah because she had so many. Even though at that point in time that's how women were identified I still see a lot of that this day in age.
ReplyDeleteI admired the fact that the sisters were there for each other regardless of their differences.
I mourn for Dinah! Her life changed in a whorl-wind second! Was Jacob so outof touch with his family that he did not see how evil Levi and Simon were? He obviously never paid any attention to his only daughter if his only memory of her was when she was a child. I really admired how calm and collected Rachel remained when Leah tried to turn Jacobs rage toward her.
ReplyDeleteI almost did stop reading the book though, when Diamant gave credit to the idol gods for Sarahs late pregnancy! I over looked the fact that she steadily called Abraham by Abram and Sarah by Sarai. God renamed them both Abraham and Sarah, before Isaac was even conceived.
The book is better now, now I think.