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Very disappointing. This was like watching a film about the Wild West that has jet trails in the sky.
Two examples. An old crone stabs someone with a knitting needle, which wasn’t invented until several hundred years later. An old lady says, “they gave him an inch and he took a mile". Where was the editor?
I enjoy good historical fiction and getting a sense of what it might have been like to live in Renaissance Europe or Ancient Rome. This is something else again, a feminist tale wrapped up in so ...more
Two examples. An old crone stabs someone with a knitting needle, which wasn’t invented until several hundred years later. An old lady says, “they gave him an inch and he took a mile". Where was the editor?
I enjoy good historical fiction and getting a sense of what it might have been like to live in Renaissance Europe or Ancient Rome. This is something else again, a feminist tale wrapped up in so ...more
An interesting imagining of what Jesus (called Joshua in this) may have lived through as a man told from the perspective of his sister's life. It may be controversial to some but reading it as a fictional account it was quite enjoyable and provided some intriguing insights especially in detailing the women's contribution to life in a time so long ago.
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May 20, 2011
Rhi1981
marked it as to-read
Jun 28, 2011
Rachael
marked it as to-read
Oct 08, 2011
Velvetink
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Dec 06, 2011
J.M. Porup
marked it as to-read
May 28, 2012
Lauredhel
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it was amazing
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