What would you change?

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Readerjorge wrote: 01 Jun 2020, 18:46 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 agree. You couldn't have put it any better.
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I would have detached it from biblical references. I would make the book, a sort of novel of its own without attaching any religious views to it.
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Leen282 wrote: 03 Jun 2020, 06:46
Dee_Robert wrote: 03 Jun 2020, 06:31
Leen282 wrote: 02 Jun 2020, 00:16 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
:lol: 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 😁
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I don't feel like something is out of place because as you said it is the author's perspective and it is subjective. I don't really know what I would have changed, I think it is well written.
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Readerjorge wrote: 01 Jun 2020, 18:46 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.
A lot of people would agree with this, the sanctity of religious texts.
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Samisah wrote: 04 Jun 2020, 02:45
Readerjorge wrote: 01 Jun 2020, 18:46 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.
But it doesn't stop you from reading fictionalised novels on it?
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Samisah wrote: 04 Jun 2020, 02:53
Dee_Robert wrote: 03 Jun 2020, 06:42 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).
We never quite know
He could be a Christian with a different set of beliefs
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Free-man wrote: 04 Jun 2020, 08:29 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.
I understand how this could be a problem, but it doesn't change the fact that it made it quite catchy and drew us to read the book
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Clorinda Donovan wrote: 03 Jun 2020, 08:42 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.
Haha!
Case closed sealed and sent adrift
Have you read the book tho? Its quite a read
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Usuma Khan wrote: 03 Jun 2020, 12:21 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.🌸
Some of the Christian novelist do this tho, Francine rivers etc.
So perspectives may not be the problem as a tweaking of the christian values
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Alexandros92 wrote: 04 Jun 2020, 14:19 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.
Him, I understand, and I think I agree a little bit. Although there is a question of how already elaborate the book is now.
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I think the entire story, overall, fits well together and so do the author's choices and the structure. I wouldn't change anything.
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Dee_Robert wrote: 05 Jun 2020, 09:44
Clorinda Donovan wrote: 03 Jun 2020, 08:42 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.
Haha!
Case closed sealed and sent adrift
Have you read the book tho? Its quite a read
I have not read the book because it would bore me to death. I am more of a fantasy/science fiction reader.
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Well, I think the author wrote based on his own opinion and perspective. I can't change what's in the Bible neither the authors view point.

But if you press me, I would say Abel should not die. How about that?
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In as much as the author tried to use his own narrative which I find rather creative and intriguing, he also made them relatable to the original bible story so I find nothing out of place.
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