Rebekah (Women of Genesis)
by Orson Scott Card
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Author: Orson Scott CardEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-12-15
ISBN: 076534128X
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Forge Books
Book Reviews of Rebekah (Women of Genesis)
Book Review: A Little Too Fictional
Summary: 3 Stars
I have taken a while to warm up to Card's writing as I don't enjoy some of his content, and so I read this one a bit apprehensively.
Overall, I found Rebekah to be an interesting character, but don't agree with several of his interpretations of other biblical figures--namely his protrayal of both Isaac and Abraham. Up to Rebekah's move to Canaan to be Isaac's wife, I found his story to be an interesting (though possible) prologue to Rebekah's part in the scriptures, but once he protrayed Abraham as prefering Ishmael's physical strength to Isaac's quiet personality (a personality Card gives him, IMHO), and sets up Isaac as doubting his own worth, I no longer enjoyed it. I also didn't agree with his interpretation of how Abraham's almost sacrifice of Isaac influenced their relationship in the future, nor of Abraham's supposed "death grip" on the sacred record he'd been preserving.
Card's ability to create believable female characters has greatly improved over the years, though, and I must say that I'm glad that they no longer seem to fall into cookie cutter shapes. Rebekah herself is protrayed by Card as a strong, self-aware woman who trusts in her faith in God to lead her to where she can serve Him best. Her ability to stick to her convictions and to help lead her family by strengthening her father are some of my favorite aspects to this book.
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