101 Books to Read Before You Die discussion

So I thought I'd read numbers 2 and 3 of this series, but when I "re" read them, I found I couldn't remember a single detail (except I vaguely remembered the concept of kything, which isn't introduced until the second book, so I'm sure I must have read it at some point), so obviously they made no impact on me whatsoever and I found them incredibly boring this time around.

This one, however, I do remember, as it's a very interesting take on the Flood. I don't recall all the details, but I do remember it being interesting, so I have high(er) hopes that I'll enjoy my re-read of it.

Anyone else read this one in the past?

I'm nearly done with my re-read (via audio) this time and it is a nice return to the style of A Wrinkle in Time, with plenty of whimsical ideas (unicorns, etc) alongside a very ancient tale of the Flood. Her take on the Flood story and those involved is interesting. Quite a bit of the story is modified, of course (names of unknown or unnamed characters, creating new ones, fleshing out the tale of the involvement of the Nephilim, crunching down the timeframe of the building of the Ark, etc) but much of it is fairly true to the story. She takes a literal view (at least for this story) of the ages of the characters (living well into their 900s, most of them), and makes interesting scientific explanations for this.

I was surprised how "edgy" the book gets in places, as far as some more "adult" themes. She's never blatant with it, and it all is for the advancement of the story (after all, God was wiping out the entire human population for extreme sinfulness), but it was still a bit risque for what is called a children's story (although I think Goodreads may rank it more with the young adult?)