Wrapped Up In Books

My musings on what I've read since January 2006.

Monday, September 07, 2009

Esther

No mention of God and a good story make this a real step up from the narrative sludge of the preceding few books. Sex and violence are prominent, but in a much more interesting way than in earlier gorefests. It's also intriguing that this contains the first appearance of the word "Jew" (as opposed to Israelite or Hebrew) and clear evidence of historical antisemitism.

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