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.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.
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I agree! I tend to steer clear from religious-themed books, so like to know in advance about that.Donnavila Marie01 wrote: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.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.
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The emotional connect helped me much to relate to the characters. The emotions of the characters to me are realistic.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.
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I agree their emotions were very realistic and were portrayed well.Donnavila Marie01 wrote:The emotional connect helped me much to relate to the characters. The emotions of the characters to me are realistic.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.
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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.
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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.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.
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I agree (again ). I noticed some reference, but they didn't bother me and didn't felt like it was too much.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).
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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.
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