Joseph and His Brothers
by Thomas Mann
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Read in August, 2007
It's difficult to concisely review a 1500 page novel. Because of its length and the time spent reading it, I had various experiences as I moved through it. And that is the wonder of reading such a lengthy novel. The variety of experience. Mann took a legendary biblical story that like all stories in the Bible is remarkable for its compactness and expanded it. There is an entire body of Jewish literature called Midrashim which interprets the Hebrew Bible. It's as though the Rabbis would go line b...more
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Read in January, 2008
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someone with a lot of time to read
I'm only through with Part 1, so can't give a thorough recommendation. I was given this book as a Christmas gift because I happened to mention to a gentleman at my church that my favorite Old Testament story was that of Joseph, the favored son of Jacob. He recommended the Mann book to me and then surprised me with a hardbound copy of the book. While I wouldn't likely have bought it or even otherwise read it (because of its length), I'm enjoying the highly detailed account Mann's imagination draw...more
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Read in February, 2008
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A phantastic account of the biblical story of Jakob's family and Joseph and his brothers. I am reading it in German, but I am told that even translations bring out the powerful language of Thomas Mann. It feels like being right there a the time. Mann must have done intensive research to be able to describe the traditions, customs and ways of life and religion in such detail.
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This is really a story of love and forgiveness. Joseph who doesn't know darkness, and is a light and loving soul wouldn't act any other way but to forgive his cunning brothers. Of course! However, is it his father to blame? If he loved all his children equally, would the history of the world still be the same?
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Someday I'll read it. I read DOCTOR FAUSTUS and no one else has, so the odds are good I'll tackle this one.
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One of my all-time favorite books. It's a doorstop, but well worth it.
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Read in January, 2007
The original lord of the rings. But biblical.
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