Escape from Egypt: A Novel

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Summary: Love and Danger
Review: A Review by Nena
This book takes place when Hebrew's were in slavery. Jesse, a young Hebrew, is in love with an Egyptian girl, named Jennat. He is to be married to his cousin, Talia. He does what he can to see Jennat. Yet Jennat doesn't want to see him. He goes through a lot of danger just to see her. While he tries to see Jennat his is reminded about marring Talia. Wonder what he is going to do?

The beginning was confusing because the point of view is changed from Jesse to Jennat. I had to stop and read it a couple times to get who was talking. Besides that, I loved the book. I was hooked after the first chapter. I couldn't put it down. Sonia is a great writer. I saw the word Egypt on the cover and I just had to read it. I am very interested in Egypt. I would love to go there some day: to see the pyramids, the Nile, and the people. I think that would be so much fun. I wonder how Sonia comes up with the story line. It is a great book I highly recommend it to any one interested in romance and Egypt.

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Summary: Romance,Bible-Style
Review: Escape from Egypt is a brilliant, enthralling book by Sonia Levetin. Set in Egypt during the Biblical story of the Hebrew's enslavement, Escape from Egypt is the story of a teenage Hebrew slave-boy named Jesse. Jesse has fallen head over heels in love with Jennat, a young Egyptian girl, but is betrothed to his cousin, Talia. Jennat loves Jesse, but she has been promised to an Egyptian noble as a concubine. When the Hebrews flee Egypt, Jesse and Jennat have to find a way to be together. Escape from Egypt's best attributes are its pace and the amount of detail. The book moves at a good pace: it does not go so slowly that the reader becomes bored, yet it does not move so quickly that the reader becomes confused. It also gives a nice amount of detail, so the events are easy to follow without being vague. Though I truly enjoyed reading this book, it did have one fault that I found stopped it from being the ideal novel. The plot was somewhat unoriginal. The setting and characters were entertaining, but the "Romeo and Juliet" story of two people who fall in love and can not get married because of race, blood, or station in life has been used too many times to still be considered original. Nonetheless, the setting and characters were outstanding, making the book captivating. In total, Escape from Egypt was a first-rate novel for teens.

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Summary: Kind of Disturbing
Review: I absolutly loved Escape From Egypt. I didn't know much about the Bible, Moses, or the Ten Commandments. This was a great book that dealt with that and a truly wonderful love story. The characters were great and the story was powerful. The ending was a bit abrupt though. I surely recommend this. I wish I could find another book on this subject as good as this one was.

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Summary: Escape From Egypt Book review
Review: The book Escape From Egypt by Sonia Levitin is a well written book about two lovers trying to get out of Egypt. We enjoyed the setting if the book! The characters in the book have a strong will and passion for life.
The book had it's ups and downs, some parts were very dull vecause the author crammed too much informantion into some parts that were very exciting and action filled.We thought that the author put things ub a point if view that other people could understand.

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Summary: Love and Danger
Review: The book Escape From Egypt by Sonia Levitin is a well written book about two lovers trying to get out of egypt. We enjoyed the setting of hte book. The chacters in the book have a strong will and passion for life.
The book had it's ups and downs, some parts were very dull because the author crammed too much information into some parts of the story. We thought that the author put things in a point of view that other people could understand.