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Interweaving original sin, theological inquiry, and biblical murder is no easy task, and Maine navigates between genuine reverence and sly irony with deftness. Fallen is a wry and daring novel, even more so than Maine's debut The Preservationist (2004), a lively rendering of Noah's clan on the ark. While Maine shines at fleshing out the weighty themes of the Old Testament with three-dimensional characters (squabbling yet sympathetic), the retrograde plotline of his new novel, traveling from murd
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I thought this was an interesting look at the story of our first family, Adam and Eve. It was told in four sections, each from a different perspective, in reverse order from Adam and Eve's fall from grace and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. I felt like I was watching an old fashioned movie reel in reverse.
The murder of Abel by his brother Cain held a prominent spot in the plot. I think this was so because Cain's exile from his family mirrored his parents exile from the garden. It also b ...more
The murder of Abel by his brother Cain held a prominent spot in the plot. I think this was so because Cain's exile from his family mirrored his parents exile from the garden. It also b ...more
The author's fleshing out of the biblical story of the original family (Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel)was interesting to think about---
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Jul 08, 2009
Bill Wynne
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