Eve Eve
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780440338253 (0440338255)
Publish date: January 27th 2009
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Edition language: English
First of all, I'm an atheist. So reading biblical fiction for me is no different that reading the bible itself. All of it is fiction.Having said that, this review has no bearing on my atheism. I have read and enjoyed [b:The Red Tent: A Novel|4989|The Red Tent A Novel|Anita Diamant|http://d.gr-as...
This was quite an undertaking for a first time author and she did the story justice. We meet Eve as she is created from Adam, follow her through the expulsion from Eden on through her life on earth. The story is told by Eve herself and her daughters Naava, Aya and Dara. Ms. Elliott fills out the ...
In Eve: A Novel of the First Woman I was hoping to read a provocative account of the Abrahamic religions' mythical genetrix. Unfortunately, it's a fairly predictable, by-the-numbers, Christian apologia. I will give Elliott points for making Eve's and Adam's succumbing to Lucifer's temptations plausi...
Thanks to Goodreads for an advanced copy. While I enjoyed the book I found it to be a bit slow moving. The characters are very likable and it's nice to hear things from Eve's side. Overall an enjoyable read.
i did not care for this book. i found the writing to be insipid...the characters' voices (Eva and her daughters, Naava, Dara and Aya) all seemed the same. i did not find that they were truthful to the time or the atmosphere. i found myself thinking, are they really saying these things and in this wa...
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