Grace R. reviewed on 2/7/2012 + 4 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

The Red Tent made the Bible characters come alive and seem like real people, with flaws and imperfections, and overall I liked the story. It was interesting how the author wove in Dinah's character. We know she was present in the Biblical account, but she was not mentioned except for one little place. It was interesting to think about how she may have interacted with her family and how women in general were treated. But I wasn't fond of the treatment the author gave to some of the characters. For example, I don't like how Joseph was portrayed near the end of the story. The way Joseph described his brothers coming for food during the famine seemed very inaccurate, and how he went to see his father Isaac and his attitude towards him when he was dying...very strange portrayal. I thought I would like this book more than I did. I was somewhat disappointed.

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