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Summary: Sarah - A Great Book
Review: When my book group decided to read the book Sarah, by Orson Scott Card, I didn't think I would like it. I knew that Orson Scott Card wrote science fiction novels, and I don't like science fiction that much so my expectations of actually liking the book weren't very high.
Was I surprised! I loved the book. It was about the story of Sarah and Abraham and the book was based on their story from the book of Genesis in the Bible. There wasn't a dull moment in the story and by the end I felt as if I knew Sarah and Abraham really well. It is not your typical book from a science fiction writer and I really enjoyed reading it. There were so many great moments in the book and I experienced a wide spectrum of feelings and emotions while reading the book. People might think that because it was based on a story from the Bible it would be boring, but it wasn't. It was a really good story with a great plot and I loved the storyline and dialogue between Sarah and Abraham. It was an awesome book! :)
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Summary: Sarah - An Excellent Book
Review: Sarah was a book that I never expected I would like. I had heard about Orson Scott Card's previous books and I knew they were science-fiction based, so I wasn't looking forward to reading this book because I thought, "How can a science-fiction writer write a good story about a biblical character?"
I was reading this book with a book group and my expectations were not very high. Did I get a surprise!! Sarah is one of the best books I have ever read. It is the story about Sarah and Abraham from the book of Genesis in the Bible. The book flowed nicely and there was never a dull moment. By the end of the book, I felt as if I knew Sarah and Abraham personally and I got a better understanding of the biblical story from the Bible. I can't wait until the next book of the WOMEN IN GENESIS trilogy comes out. I will definitely be reading it. Sarah was an awesome book.
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Summary: Very Interesting
Review: I found this story very interesting and spell binding. I felt I was there with Sarah and Abram and there were made very personal to me! Alot of this may be fiction but seemed to carry me back to those times and forced me to go top my bible and read it! I am looking forward to his next books of Rebekah and Rachel!
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Summary: Breathing Life into the Ancient Story
Review: I have read historical novels, and biblical novels in particular, all my life. This ranks right up with the best of the genre. Card makes these larger than life figures into real people that we can relate to today. In particular I felt that he portrayed the feelings of Sarah extremely well. The frustrations of her barrenness....the doubts she had of God....the daily grind of running a large household. Through it all we see a person, not unlike ourselves, who conquers her doubts to become a true heroine. I highly reccommend this book to any student of things Biblical. For that matter I highly reccommend this book to any one who needs a spiritual lift...no matter what your personal belief system. Because, above all, this is a story of the strength of the human spirit.
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Summary: An awesome story!!!
Review: Sarah, Women of Genisus was an AWESOME story. I simply couldn't put the book down and I had to read every word. It was a good, close dipiction of the life of what the real Sarah might have lived. I liked how he dipicted all the characters, and how the story stuck close to the Bible. I truely enjoyed this lovely story.
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Summary: Genesis brought to life
Review: This is a great novel! When I bought it I was mainly interested in how the author would bring to life this ancient story. As soon as I started reading the book it was hard for me to put it down. The characters in the novel are very believable as are the events. As a result of reading this I found myself referencing the Bible for validation and was amazed. I was amazed at how a story I had read, and "Known" for so long could be brought to life so masterfully. Please don't get me wrong, this book could never replace it's source, the Bible. If anything it should make one want to pick up the Bible and read it more often. I feel bad that it took this novel for me to appreciate the story of Sarai/Sarah.
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Summary: A Different View
Review: I picked up SARAH after the terrorist attack on New York and the Pentagon. I honestly believe that because of all that I witnessed during the week I read this book that I actually drew comfort from this book. Sarah's struggle with her faith is one I experience, but what struck me were the passages in which she expressed feelings that I and so many others right now, a week and a half after the attacks, are feeling--and oh so much more eloquently. I enjoyed this book very much. My TBR stack is huge, mostly consisting of dark, mysterious, somewhat frightening subjects--including several books involving terrorism. With my present mindset I simply could not pick one of those books up and enjoy it, at least not right now. Card's SARAH was moving, fascinating (a time period I have read little about outside Sunday School), and also, as I said before, comforting. In case Mr. Card should stroll by Amazon.com to read reviews from his readers, I'd like to say thank you for SARAH.
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Summary: SARAH
Review: I have very little time to read for enjoyment. I picked up a paperback copy of Sarah at a grocery store. I have been studying scripture for many years. This book was wonderful !! I couldn't bear to put it down. It made Sarah, Abraham, Hagar. Lot really come to life on those pages. I will be looking forward eagerly for Rebekah and Rachel. Marilyn Smith
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Summary: Biblical fiction, not science fiction
Review: "Sarah" is a novelization of the life of Sarah from the book of Genesis. Orson Scott Card (a Mormon) creatively fills in the details of the sketchy biblical account and does an impressive job of making some sense of the stranger biblical scenes. I found this book a bit disappointing after Card's "Stone Tables" (about Moses) and "Saints" (about one of Joseph Smith's wives). Some of the characters in "Sarah" never quite came alive for me, and I thought it was an odd and unnecessary choice to make Sarah and Lot's wife sisters. But I liked Card's exploration of the relationship between servant and "master" and how this relationship can never be a true friendship. And I liked Card's interpretation of the sin of Sodom, which seemed not necessarily to be the act named after the city but the forcible, deliberate, and organized use of people as objects for sexual pleasure. I also liked the exploration of the difference between a faith based on hearing God directly (Abraham's) and a more "blind" faith (Sarah's).
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Summary: Thoughtful and entertaining study of a strong woman
Review: This is an entertaining story of the life of Sarah, a woman who is portrayed as intelligent, strong, and faithful. The way in which Card weaves the storyline is creative, and I must admit that I found myself much more comfortable with the content of this book compared to Diamant's Red Tent, and the style of writing is almost as good as Diamant's too. I recommend both books, but this book is probably more appropriate for those that might be offended by the slightly irreverent nature of Diamant's work. I liked the way that Card ended the novel, however I did wish he would have added at least one more chapter, so that the reader might see how Sarah could have possibly reacted upon the return of Abraham and Isaac from Moriah. I understand why he didn't include this, partly because of the difficulty it would have posed, and partly because at the end of the story, we know Sarah so well that the reader can run the scenario through his or her own mind. Oh, and I should also mention that I felt a bit of guilty pleasure in seeing Lot's wife disappear from the pages of the book. [...]
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