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The Sirens

by Emilia Hart (Goodreads Author)

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"I'm having trouble getting into this book. The main character's motivation is not clear to me and both POVs read kind of the same, despite vastly different time periods." — Mar 09, 2026 09:47AM

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Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide (Atlas Obscura)

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Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)

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Nicole C. said: " I went to Catholic school from grades five through eight, and of course, we read certain portions of the Bible, but interestingly, not enough. There was a college course I always wanted to take, entitled "The Bible as Literature," that I never had ro I went to Catholic school from grades five through eight, and of course, we read certain portions of the Bible, but interestingly, not enough. There was a college course I always wanted to take, entitled "The Bible as Literature," that I never had room on my schedule for. So, here is my own travel through it, solely on a secular point of view.

Genesis - 2.5 stars. Lots of well-known stories here, the creation of the world, Noah and the flood, et cetera. However, there are some portions where the teacher inside me wants to mark "repetitive" or "needs more detail" in red pen. One can get very bogged down in the lineage, as well.

Exodus - 2.5 stars. Starts out as three, with the epic story of the Jews' escape from Egypt, but then one gets bogged down in all the laws of the tabernacle.

Leviticus - 2 stars. More repetitive law.

The Old Testament God is a real dick, by the way.

Numbers - 3 stars. This one starts out a bit tediously, with the census numbers of the twelve tribes of Israel, but then the tribes start bitching about wandering in the desert, and god smites them a whole lot.

Deuteronomy - 2.5 stars. This is basically Moses telling the tribes, "Hey, remember that time when . . .?" and recaps the Story Until Now. And then the laws, and entreats them to follow these laws when they cross the Jordan. And then, spoiler alert, Moses dies.

Joshua - 2 stars. The tribes go pillage all of the cities with God's help, and then they divide the cities among themselves. Then Joshua dies.

Judges - 2.5 stars. Peace reigns, then the judge dies. The tribes forget God and do everything they're not supposed to. Bad things befall them, they pray for rescue, someone helps them to peace. Lather, rinse, repeat. Even still, would have been 3 stars (you have Samson in here, after all) except for the men letting the villagers have their women to rape until morning.

Ruth - 3 stars. A short book. Ruth is faithful to her mother-in-law, even after her husband dies. And then Boaz takes her in.

Samuel (1&2) - 3 stars. The first truly readable book that isn't repetitive! Follows the life of Samuel and then the pathetic arc of king Saul and then the house of David.

Kings (1&2) - I forgot to update as I went along. This was okay, but again, too many names and who begot whom.

Chronicles (1&2) - ...more "

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― Zelda Fitzgerald, Save Me the Waltz

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“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

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“She stood there until something fell off the shelf inside her. Then she went inside there to see what it was. It was her image of Jody tumbled down and shattered. But looking at it she saw that it never was the flesh and blood figure of her dreams. Just something she had grabbed up to drape her dreams over.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

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“Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with the things suffered, things enjoyed, things done and undone. Dawn and doom was in the branches”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

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“So the beginning of this was a woman and she had come back from burying the dead. Not the dead of sick and ailing with friends at the pillow and the feet. She had come back from the sodden and the bloated; the sudden dead, their eyes flung wide open in judgment.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

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