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I really want to meet Grossman because his prose is heart breaking wonderful.
Grossman looks at the story of Samson and gives the story a very close reading. I doubt anyone who reads this book will look at the story of Samson the same way. Additionally, Grossman makes connections to current events, though not in a heavy handed way.
Grossman's look at Samson presents a rather interesting idea of a man who is chosen by who may lack free will. He also takes about dated readings of the story. (For in ...more
Grossman looks at the story of Samson and gives the story a very close reading. I doubt anyone who reads this book will look at the story of Samson the same way. Additionally, Grossman makes connections to current events, though not in a heavy handed way.
Grossman's look at Samson presents a rather interesting idea of a man who is chosen by who may lack free will. He also takes about dated readings of the story. (For in ...more
This is sort of a cross between a novel and a lit crit analysis of the biblical Samson myth.
Grossman analyzes the chapters line by line (and sometimes word by word) and manages to tease out enough meaning and speculate about missing scenes and emotions involved that it feels fully fleshed out instead of just the rough outline presented in the original text.
I especially enjoyed the speculation on Samson's free will, since that's always a thorny issue with biblical stories. ...more
Grossman analyzes the chapters line by line (and sometimes word by word) and manages to tease out enough meaning and speculate about missing scenes and emotions involved that it feels fully fleshed out instead of just the rough outline presented in the original text.
I especially enjoyed the speculation on Samson's free will, since that's always a thorny issue with biblical stories. ...more
I have been reading through the Canongate Myth Series, and enjoying the modern day retellings of familiar myths. David Grossman's Lion's Honey is more an essay and analysis of the Samson story and although it was fascinating and well written, this was disappointing. It brought back to me the confusions trying to explain to elementary age students why they would find their favorite fairy tales and myths in the non-fiction section of the library. They struggle with the concept that something that
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Nov 30, 2010
Shellie (Layers of Thought)
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Feb 12, 2014
Kme_17
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Jul 13, 2016
Beth
marked it as retelling-biblical
Mar 15, 2019
Deborah
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Nov 28, 2019
Neverdust
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Jan 11, 2024
Pam a Lamb
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