What would you change?

[Dee_Robert]

I can't help but wonder if the author is serious or joking when he writes about Eve and her willingness to submit to Adam. Even Adam's reply sounds sarcastic to me: "That went well. She is going to listen to me after all. This is going to be easy."

I would prefer the author to make sure from the start that the reader knows if the author is writing a serious book or if he is adding comments like the above to add humor.

Haha. I can just imagine it
Be cautious, this is a comic relief, chill out kiddos
You make a valid point tho

[Dee_Robert]

I probably wouldn’t change anything. I like that the author used his own imagination to make the story unique.

The author was creative and interesting no doubt.
And his story telling was very unique.

[Dee_Robert]

Anyway, I fond the author creative and his story telling amazing.
But I probably would like to change his perception of God in the book, as a Christian I do not completely agree with how he portrays God in it.

[Leen282]

I can't help but wonder if the author is serious or joking when he writes about Eve and her willingness to submit to Adam. Even Adam's reply sounds sarcastic to me: "That went well. She is going to listen to me after all. This is going to be easy."

I would prefer the author to make sure from the start that the reader knows if the author is writing a serious book or if he is adding comments like the above to add humor.

Haha. I can just imagine it
Be cautious, this is a comic relief, chill out kiddos
You make a valid point tho

I guess I am reluctant to find it funny since religion is a topic where some people may get easily offended. But I like your suggested caveat

[austenfan]

It is based on a biblical story and I do not like religious stories being reinvented. It seems disrespectful.
I would not rewrite it because I would not write it at all.

[Snowflake]

I can't help but wonder if the author is serious or joking when he writes about Eve and her willingness to submit to Adam. Even Adam's reply sounds sarcastic to me: "That went well. She is going to listen to me after all. This is going to be easy."

I would prefer the author to make sure from the start that the reader knows if the author is writing a serious book or if he is adding comments like the above to add humor.

I can see your point about wanting to know if the author is intentionally humorous or not. Reading your quote above did make me laugh!

[Usuma Khan]

No offence to the author, but if I would ever want to learn about Christiany and it's take on Genesis, I would go for the Bible itself cause the author included his own perspectives to the originality.

[daphne_asir]

I would have preferred it if the book was a bit more concise. I found it to be needlessly elaborate.

I understand this, although one may say its the elaborate nature that makes the story fill up the way it does

That's a valid point! I'm just glad people can appreciate the book just the way it is even though I can't.

[J_odoyo]

I didn't find anything out of place, personally. I feel that the author's viewpoint and ideas fit well with the rest of the book. He uses the Bible's stories as well as his own viewpoint and was able to blend the two together well.

Exactly! I also find the author's ideas to blend perfectly well with the Bible's stories. I thinks I didn't have anything to question.

[Samisah]

I did not like that mixture of facts referenced in the bible with the author's imagination. I believe biblical stories are sacred and should not be mixed with innovative contributions that are not necessarily true.

I think I completely agree with you. For me, my Bible tales are not stuffs to toy with. There are sacred. And I value and hold them in high esteem.

[Samisah]

It's a work of fiction so different readers will carry different understandings. Every book can confirm biases or help people cahange. Depends on the person.

I can understand your viewpoint. But I find it difficult to label this book completely as a work of fiction. This is due to the fact that, despite the additions, it is still based on true events.

[Samisah]

Anyway, I fond the author creative and his story telling amazing.
But I probably would like to change his perception of God in the book, as a Christian I do not completely agree with how he portrays God in it.

I quite agree with you. I think he wrote this more as an author rather than somebody that believed in God (I.e, if he were a Christian to begin with).

[Free-man]

I would have loved that the author changed the aspect of neglecting to be elaborate on the story of Abel. If not, then he should change the title to something ddifferent, so as to fit to the main content of the stories he elaborated on.

[Wyzdomania_Gskillz]

I liked that I had to stop and think every so often. The concepts are plausible and pretty much what we do anyway. We accept the translation as correct and fill in what we don't understand as we ourselves read The Bible. Who knows what we could learn from the complete version.

I quite agree.
Just the fact that the bible doesn't narrate every single detail in the lives of the bible characters, leaves a lot of chance for us to use our imagination to fill in the blank spaces. This can be achieved though with utter respect for the goal and essence of the bible's narrative. The author did these two very well.

[Alexandros92]

Personally, I would add more juicy details. As I wrote in my review, the characters just did not feel real enough and they seemed to represent one single emotion each. Some additional descriptional of the environment, the housing, and the rituals would be a plus.