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The book gives a fiction version of the biblical story of the book of Genesis. It is well written and has a lot to offer. However, readers must understand that it is the author's perspectives that were given in the book.
So I guess i wanted wanted to ask those who have read the book if there are narratives they didn't like or felt out of place. If yes, how would you have rather written it?

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.

Katie Canedy wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 17:28 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.

I agree. Despite knowing that the author's narrative was not fact, it seemed to fit nicely within the context.

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 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.

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

Personally, I don't like scriptures being mixed with the author's viewpoint or imagination. I believe that the biblical scriptures should be translated or interpreted with the influence of the Holy Spirit, not mankind's imagination.

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

I wouldn't change anything. The author added his own viewpoint just to create something different from the usual. I wouldn't want to change that concept.

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

spencermack wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 23:29 It's a work of fiction so different readers will carry different understandings. Every book can confirm biases or help people change. Depends on the person.

I strongly agree with you.

The authors view was okay. I liked how the author mixed his own imaginations with the biblical versions. It made the story more lively and interesting. This was a good work.

writestuff wrote: ↑01 Jun 2020, 23:27 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.

Haha. True, we already do this, we already fill it in our minds, wondering how and why characters reacted that way.

daphne_asir wrote: ↑02 Jun 2020, 02:08 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