false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170899703m/76806.jpg 76806 3 "The Bible's account of Jacob is a pungent seed found in a tomb," wrote the poet James Merrill about this novel. "Frederick Buechner has planted it and the result is this beautiful swaying tree of a book." The fact that Merrill was an old friend of Buechner's does not disqualify this eloquent testimony. Indeed, Jacob is powerfully translated here through Buechner's honest and humorous--and cantankerous--voice. We see a living, human character, as always in Buechner's work, whether fiction or nonfiction. From this archetypal tale of feuding brothers he draws a story of family and fear, and a tale of a living God with whom Jacob wrestles in more ways than one. The tale of this life is a rich one: the two wives, Leah and Rachel, the journeys and the dreams--all of it takes on a coloring that is both strange and yet familiar: here is a Jacob both larger than life and yet very much human, very much one of us. <I>--Doug Thorpe</I> 74287 1993 The Son of Laughter: A Novel total:113|5:40|4:47|3:22|2:4| 113 462 152 17 3 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 04:59:22 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 13:08:37 -0700 2009
This a major part of Genesis told from Jacob's point of view. This has long been one of my favorite parts of the Bible- I love the story of Jacob working fourteen years for Rachel, of him & his brother, and of...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Thu Aug 13 11:29:29 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 15:17:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Apr 17 13:47:02 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 17 13:53:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 18 12:05:57 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 12:13:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 21:13:24 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 11:28:36 -0800 2009
Insightful.

Heartbreaking.

And makes me want to read more of Buechner's work.]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 11:15:03 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 15:49:58 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Feb 02 07:43:49 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 07:43:49 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jul 06 14:10:24 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 14:43:32 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jul 14 12:33:37 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 12:37:45 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 25 16:50:31 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 15:02:15 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jun 26 09:47:06 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 09:48:37 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon May 07 13:24:38 -0700 2007 Mon May 07 13:26:52 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Jun 18 14:41:34 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 14:42:08 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 28 12:19:16 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 17:20:48 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Tue Jul 01 06:31:10 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 12:14:19 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Sep 11 07:03:45 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 07:04:15 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Aug 10 14:16:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 14:16:21 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Oct 02 20:54:13 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 20:54:13 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 29 19:27:27 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 19:27:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 13 11:27:51 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 11:27:51 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=76806