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Liked It “The book was an embelished story from the bible. I am not personally a very religious person so i have never read the bible. Never the less i thoroughly enjoyedit. Even though this book is nearly 400 pages, it was a quick read.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This book was great at first, but turned out to be a religious propaganda.”
Sierra R wrote this review Friday, January 15, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The book was an embelished story from the bible. I am not personally a very religious person so i have never read the bible. Never the less i thoroughly enjoyedit. Even though this book is nearly 400 pages, it was a quick read.”
Denali wrote this review Friday, January 15, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved it. The story told from Simeon is wonderful.”
Kelly W wrote this review Friday, July 24, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The story of Joseph as told in the Bible is a familiar one; I've read it many times. So I first thought that this book wouldn't appeal to me. I should have realized that anything Angela Hunt writes is going to be GOOD. She takes the biblical account and using her attention to detail, fictionalizes it so that I end up thinking, "Yes, it could have happened like this." It just makes sense!
SmilingSally wrote this review Monday, December 1, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Her ability to weave information gathered from what must have been a massive research project, and create twists and turns so that readers always "expect the unexpected" just amazes. You may ask, "How can there be surprises in a well-known story?" Ah, you'll have to read it to see for yourself.”
“Dreamers by Angela Hunt is the fictionalized story of Joseph from the Bible. Hunt is always compelling with her Biblical fiction, but this book [...] in so completely that at times I found myself worrying about what was going to happen next even though I know how the story ends! This is just the first book in a trilogy about Joseph and his family and covers the time from his becoming a slave until shortly before his brothers come from Canaan seeking food. I always viewed Joseph as a paragon of virtue in the Bible. While God chooses some shady characters on occasion to use and make His covenant with (Jacob, Samson, even Abram), Joseph always comes out with a shine. This book really showed a different, but completely realistic, side to Joseph. It's easy to see how pride could overtake him. The level of detail of Egyptian life and culture is wonderful. Hunt has done so much research into history; she truly makes it come alive. The message of Dreamers is trusting in God. Joseph has to learn to rely on the Lord instead of himself and his own abilities and trust that God has a plan in mind for him. Tuya also has to learn to trust the Lord with nothing less than her own heart and know that He works all things for good. I've read reviews cutting down the romance between Joseph and Tuya in the book, but this relationship is handled beautifully with restraint and realistic growth between both characters. Angela Hunt has written another wonderful piece of Biblical fiction that can enlighten the heart. ”
clockstein wrote this review Friday, August 31, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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