Stacey A. (starfkr) reviewed on 2/1/2009 + 53 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

This book was the chosen selection for my book club and I was pleased it was chosen because I'd been wanting to read it for a while. I know this book is considered an absolute classic by many so I delved into it as soon as I received the book. I have to admit that I had a hard time getting into it and it took me far longer to read than most books do. While it carried my interest, it didn't leave me wanting to know more. After getting about halfway through the book I called my friend up and asked, "Is there a plot to this book? Is something going to happen? Will there be some excitement coming up?". She assured me that there would be and I'm glad I stayed on with the book because I found the last 100 pages enjoyable and found myself in tears by the end of the book. In the end it was a satisfying read but it took me a long time to get there.

I think part of the issue with why I didn't quite connect to the book as easily as others is that I'm not very familiar with the Bible and the characters were, for the most part, new to me. I would imagine that if you have read the Bible you would be familiar with the women of the Bible, the Red Tent would take on a deeper meaning for you. I give it 3 out of 5 stars.

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