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File Size: 3571 KB
Print Length: 316 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1101980818
Publisher: Penguin Books (October 6, 2015)
Publication Date: October 6, 2015
Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00SI02CHS
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I just returned this book at 30 percent read, even though our book club is reading it this month. I'm giving it two stars only because the author can write.Brooks' language, while perhaps true to the time and situation, is offensive. And I read contemporary general-market thriller, suspense, and mystery (Silva, Badacci, Thor, Penny, Child), so I'm not lily-white in terms of my reading.The homosexual relationship between King David and Jonathan is offensive and heretical. There's also not, among respected Biblical scholars—both left- and right-leaning—a shred of credible evidence to support this assertion. (I don't consider myself a scholar, but my graduate degree is from one of America's leading seminiaries.)The only thing I can figure out is that Ms. Brooks decided to get sensational with her facts to increase sales. I hope that worked for her. But I'll not read another of her books and will encourage book club to avoid them in the future.
I have read every published book of Geraldine Brooks, fiction and nonfiction. She never disappoints. The Secret Cord brings depth, color and vitality to a well-known story. To any who ask why read a novel of such a well-known story I can only respond that when you read this book you comprehend the story and David with new understanding. While consistent with the story as it has come down to us, the book supplies the color, details and smells beyond beyond the biblical story. A triumph of story telling. It is much more than an historical novel. It paints a compelling portrait of a fascinating and at times, repellant, and at times, heroic character.
Geraldine Brooks is a mastercrafts women when it comes to writing. This topic is one of her most ambitious yet as she brings to life the story of King David. I have to admit I struggled with the first three chapters as it's not her normal style however this sets the scene for the book so relevant even if felt a bit rigid. Once I got to the fourth chapter the writing changed slightly and the characters sprang to life. Wow, could not put it down.The story was well researched and brought to life the life and times of the Old Testament, bloody battles, adultery, family feuds and strategies that founded Israel . I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and recommend pushing through the first few chapters and know you will enjoy the ride.
This book is about King David; his rise to power and maintenance of the throne, the people who surrounded him, loved him, envied him, and hated him, who he was as a leader and who he was as a person. Despite the many unfamiliar names and places, the clarity of Brooks' writing makes this story comfortable to read. There was an undercurrent of debate in my reading group as to whether or not this is a "true" account of King David's life. For me this didn't matter because my take away was that I had experienced a beautifully crafted narrative that connected me to the consistencies of human emotions throughout time. The themes of love and war and the complexity of these things ring as true today as they did then.
We had just returned from Israel where we had visited an archeological site identified as David's palace, so the book's following of the actual "facts on the ground" was quite impressive. Most of us are familiar with the bare bones of David's story, but the author puts flesh on the tales. I was initially irritated with her use of the characters' names in their Hebrew spelling rather than their more familiar, Anglicized, forms; but I got used to them and grudgingly accept that this device forced me to think of the characters more discerningly. It took me longer to read as a consequence but helped my comprehension.
Not typically interested in books about history, much less Old Testament history, I was surprised how the details of the lives of David (who became King David) and the family and friends around him became so important to me. Geraldine Brooks guesswork buoyed by all the research she has done brings this whole period of time--1000 years before Jesus' story begins--into immediate focus. There is a great amount of detail about the tribal cultures that existed and the continual fighting that existed between them. Make no mistake, this is an adventure story and at times, a mystery as well. The book is easily read, Geraldine Brooks excells at creating a riveting story between the known facts.
In her previous novel, "People of the Book", Geraldine Brooks creates a plausible, but fictional back story for the "Sarajevo Haggadah". In "The Secret Chord", she utilizes the biblical narrative and her imagination to weave the story of King David and the prophet Nathan. And she succeeds once more in telling a very engaging tale.Having studied the biblical text many years ago, I found myself returning to it to refresh my memory. Doing so, while reading the novel definitely added to my enjoyment. I liked that the author transliterated Hebrew names and some of the Hebrew words from the "Book of Samuel".
I admire her imaginative telling of the Story of David and the manner in which she sets and keeps a rather archaic tone in her writing from first page to last. There is blood, lust and gore aplenty as befits the Old Testament. I enjoyed every minute with the book and I think that was due to the fact that I had the audio book playing as I read along in the text.I have not one criticism of this book. But, I caution readers not to draw parallels between David and today's rulers or our society.*Commentary* magazine carries an insightful article on this point where it points out that David had an overwhelming and intimate relationship with the Named which does not and can not exist today.This book is a magnificent exercise in imagination and may even send some readers to the OT to read about David and the gorgeous songs attributed to him. .
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