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Re: Religious theme
Posted: 08 Jul 2017, 10:07
by Donnavila Marie01
IsabelMay wrote:Religion and politics are in my opinion something that shouldn't take the main part in books unless they belong to that genre and it is clearly said so. Sometimes it's a bit confusing when the author doesn't mention that the book has a very religious themes. In general, it's always alright if the character is driven by his beliefs, it defines him as a person and explains his motivation. This book is a good example of how to incorporate religion and culture but not in an imposng way. It's also not saying that the specific religion is better than others or somehow more ''right'' which I appreciate. Religious and cultural motifs are quite subtle here and help develop the story and characters.
Well said. I appreciate this great insight. Authors must be sensitive enough to consider their purpose in writing if they really need to include religion as one of their book's central themes is religion.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 08 Jul 2017, 10:16
by gali
Donnavila Marie01 wrote:IsabelMay wrote:Religion and politics are in my opinion something that shouldn't take the main part in books unless they belong to that genre and it is clearly said so. Sometimes it's a bit confusing when the author doesn't mention that the book has a very religious themes. In general, it's always alright if the character is driven by his beliefs, it defines him as a person and explains his motivation. This book is a good example of how to incorporate religion and culture but not in an imposng way. It's also not saying that the specific religion is better than others or somehow more ''right'' which I appreciate. Religious and cultural motifs are quite subtle here and help develop the story and characters.
Well said. I appreciate this great insight. Authors must be sensitive enough to consider their purpose in writing if they really need to include religion as one of their book's central themes is religion.
I agree! I tend to steer clear from religious-themed books, so like to know in advance about that.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 09 Jul 2017, 04:21
by Donnavila Marie01
Ssinghal wrote:I did not particularly notice any promotion of any particular religion in the book. The magic and emotional connect played a far more important role in the book than the religion.
The emotional connect helped me much to relate to the characters. The emotions of the characters to me are realistic.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 09 Jul 2017, 05:11
by gali
Donnavila Marie01 wrote:Ssinghal wrote:I did not particularly notice any promotion of any particular religion in the book. The magic and emotional connect played a far more important role in the book than the religion.
The emotional connect helped me much to relate to the characters. The emotions of the characters to me are realistic.
I agree their emotions were very realistic and were portrayed well.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 09 Jul 2017, 18:32
by ilovechickens777
I also noticed the religious theme and it also caught my attention.. Putting religion in the book almost points it more at a different reader group. For example, by the author putting their religion in,they are more aimed at people with their own religion, and I specifically read books with Christian themes, while muslim ones other me because it is not what I believe.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 09 Jul 2017, 20:29
by Ssinghal
I do not think that any promotion of religion was there throughout the book. If there was any reference to a place of worship, it was purely because the story and the plot required it.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 10 Jul 2017, 00:04
by gali
Ssinghal wrote:I do not think that any promotion of religion was there throughout the book. If there was any reference to a place of worship, it was purely because the story and the plot required it.
I agree, thought there were some musings about faith which I found a bit tedious to read.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 10 Jul 2017, 10:17
by Donnavila Marie01
ilovechickens777 wrote:I also noticed the religious theme and it also caught my attention.. Putting religion in the book almost points it more at a different reader group. For example, by the author putting their religion in,they are more aimed at people with their own religion, and I specifically read books with Christian themes, while muslim ones other me because it is not what I believe.
There was no promotion of religion in the book at all but in cases when the author wants to create a story to promote his religion, we do not have the right to question it. That's the author's religious reedom.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 14 Jul 2017, 12:52
by SilviaP21
I think religion was a part of the book but not as a central idea. The references to cultural differences were much more frequent and emphasized in most chapters
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 16 Jul 2017, 23:57
by Kdonegan91
Although religion was mentioned, I did not find it overwhleming. I felt like it was part of the character development.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 00:55
by kislany
When religion is prominently featured in a book I read, particularly when it's not not a book about religion per se, it turns me off from further reading it. Thus I'm glad that, although mentioned, the book doesn't try to shove religion down the reader's though (some of us are atheists or of completely different religious views).
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 03:04
by Heidi M Simone
gali wrote:I also noticed the references to Allah and worship, but I didn't pay them any mind. There wasn't too much of it, but some of the characters did rant about it (which made for a tedious read).
I agree (again
). I noticed some reference, but they didn't bother me and didn't felt like it was too much.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 18 Jul 2017, 15:24
by MrsCatInTheHat
Yolimari wrote:I don't think religion was a big part of the book as it was culture. The theme of culture in Jordan and Marrakesh was strong throughout the whole book. I enjoyed learning about their traditions, laws, and even superstitions. Religion, however, was involved in the marital problems between Yaser and his wife.
I was thinking the same thing. The culture of the various parts of the Middle East portrayed was a major underlying theme, more so than religion.
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 20 Jul 2017, 23:23
by Pm7lucas
Religion seemed to be one of the big problems between Yaser and Mariam. Other than that, I don't think the book dealt with religion as much as culture in the different countries.
Paula
Re: Religious theme
Posted: 20 Jul 2017, 23:47
by Jeconiaomolo
I did notice some elements of religion in this book but it was not that much developed. I think it was just mentioned or I can say I didn't take it serious since I am a Christian and am not much conversant with muslim religion.