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Summary: great!
Review: I really did not think I was going to like this book but, I was very pleasantly surprised. I finished it in three sittings in two days and I would have finished in one if I had that much time at once. I don't think this is a book many men would enjoy but, I wouldn't classify it strictly a romance novel. I think it it important to know that this is fiction as some of the Christian readers were offended and thought they were getting something Biblically accurate. It is a beautiful story, well written that left me with happy and sad tears.
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Summary: Loved this book!
Review: An easy, yet wonderful, read. I wanted to skip my vacation just to sit in the hotel and finish this book! Some men might even enjoy this book, but I would imagine its magic to shine brighter in the eyes of a woman.
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Summary: A page-turner is an understatement. Very highly recommended.
Review: Dinah is Jacob's only daughter and your very close friend along those hours you spend reading her story. Dinah's story with all its losses, gains, happiness, sorrow, tears, laughter, failure, triumphs and with all its blood will change you. It will change the way you look at the Bible and how you perceive its stories next time you read it. It will change your perception of pain and sacrifice. It will change the definition of family and friendship in your psyche. It will depress and regale you and then it will kiss you goodbye. This is one of the most remarkable stories I have ever read. Though it is a work of fiction, it's very credible. For all I care, this could have been Dinah's real story it's that good.The story is told from Dinah's perspective as she recounts her childhood memories with her mothers: Leah, Rachel, Zilpah and Bilhah. She takes you into a world you only read about in the Bible or the Koran. Through her words you will go through a world of shepherds, sorceress, oracles, traditions, customs, midwives, honor, and, of course, the red tent. She continues telling you about her heart's joy and pain as her mind sways between sanity and insanity, between love and hatred. She tells you stories from Canaan and Egypt as her life takes her from the former to the latter with great anguish and agony. She tells you the story of Joseph and his climb to power in Egypt. She gets to tell you about her relationship with Jacob-her dad. She finally gets to talk directly to you since the Bible did her no justice by completely ignoring her story. I highly recommend reading this book. It would be great if you can get a friend, partner or a family member to read it with you so you can discuss it afterward. There is ample material worth discussing in this very well-written prose. This book is a light read and you will be breezing through it in little time for that the characters will take you out on a ride of historic proportions that will keep you asking for more.
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Summary: A Must Read
Review: This is one of my all-time favorite books - a must read for every woman. It is one of those books that when you're done, you want it to keep going and going and going. Every woman should have a copy in her collection.
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Summary: Sleep Outside in The Red Tent
Review: Anita Diamant gives us a story from the bible through her eyes. The Red Tent is an amazing story about John and his five wives. At the beginning of the story, a conflict immediately starts, whether or not Rachel should get married. With a conflict this early in the story, you know this has to be a great read. I think The Red Tent is an awesome story that everybody can learn from. Some situations in this book may make you laugh and some may make you cry. If you need some inspiration in your life, I suggest you read this book. I give this book a 3 on the rating scale. I give it a 3 because I think some of the situations are a little too descriptive and the story could have a little more suspense.
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Summary: Diamant & Shulman: Two Great Books; Two Different Genres
Review: The Red Tent is an excellent novel that breathes new life into the ancient heroes and heroines of the Book of Genesis. An outstanding companion to the Red Tent is the well-written and less known, The Genius of Genesis: A Psychoanalyst and Rabbi Examines the First Book of the Bible (nonfiction) by Dennis G. Shulman. Read these books together, as I just did, and you'll certainly see things in the Genesis text and yourself that you have never seen before.
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Summary: GREAT GREAT GREAT!!
Review: I was reluctant to start reading this book--but I'm glad I did. As I read the introduction I found myself being drawn into the book. The author has a great, poetic way with words. I could also tell quite a bit of research went into the book. I loved the main character, Dinah, and wished that I too could be in the red tent and share stories, cakes, and laughter. The author starts the book by telling the story of Dinah's 4 mothers and how they met Jacob and fell in love with him. Then the author tells Dinah's story. Dinah was the last child of Leah and Jacob. She was also the only girl of Jacob's seed, so all of her mothers tell her their stories. Despite the happy beginning, Dinah's story isn't happy. Very excellent read!
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Summary: AMAZING!!
Review: I am an avid book-reader, and found this to be one of the best books I have ever read. I didn't think I would like historical fiction. I always thought it would be too much like "history." But it's not. It is an amazing story in which I was totally absorbed. I couldn't put it down and finished in 2 days.
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Summary: A must read for any woman
Review: This book is fascinating, down to every detail. Not only does it take the story of Dinah, from the Bible, and expand it to give this woman some attention, but it expounds on the natural beauty, the elegance, the power, and the love of a woman. I have read it twice and the second time hit me even harder than the first. This book made me rethink everything about being a woman and made me realize for the first time ever that there is real beauty in a monthly cycle and having close friendships with women. The details in The Red Tent are phenomenal and you won't be able to put it down. When my husband and I have children someday (if we have a daughter), I will buy her a copy to read.
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Summary: HUH? No storyline to follow-
Review: It went on and on until I could not take much more and stopped at page 136, lord knows I tried to get through it. It was so boring and the writing style was boring boring boring.
It was so confusing, who is who and who is having sex with who and I was at the point that I was so totally bored and confused by this book I had to return it to the library before I even dared try to continue.
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