March Book Club discussion

[13liza]

I also recently read The Girl You Left Behind and Me Before You by JoJo Moyes. Both were really thought provoking. I'm eager to read more by this author.

ETA- Whoops- wrong post. I'll copy this into the April discussion!!

[squeakyduck]

I found it so interesting. I'm sure I'd heard the Bible version before, but really the only parts I remembered were Joseph and the coat. It was really weird seeing Joseph as one of the "bad guys"- And I had no memory of him having a sister at all.

I really liked the sisterhood present with the women. They were a team of mothers and wives, and while there was drama and tension, at the end of the day, they celebrated their womanhood together in a way that is not done anymore.

Did anyone else know that it is a Jewish custom not to wear a blusher veil because of Leah and Rachel? Grooms are supposed to be able to see the bride's face so as not to be tricked like Jacob was.

[Sparkly]

I finally finished and will come back to comment/discuss more as soon as I don't feel like I'm dying. As I mentioned previously, I LOVED reading this book... My life just got a little crazy this last week and it took me since Saturday to read the last 30 pages! Ugh. It's really interesting seeing other's perspectives on this, which I knew would happen both because of the religious side of it and the audience of this book club. Okay, I'm going to bed but I'll be back!

[setsuna17]

I too loved this book. I am not religious nor was I raised that way, so I was afraid there would be a lot of in your face religious beliefs. But I didn't find it that way. It just felt like a wonderfully written story. I loved loved loved Dinah and Leah. They are such good role models. But I hated Jacob so much.