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3.75
adventurous dark hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

"We are all born of the same mother."

Having grown up in the Catholic church and also having grown up with the story of Joseph I was interested in reading this retelling. Back when I was still attending mass, we had a Sister who would align the Bible stories to modern times and to women especially.  Her reflections on the Bible stories made me notice more how frequently women are excluded from religious examples.
When women are recalled from the Bible are they not ostracized. Think of Mary Magdalene or Eve, even through this book Dinah mentions being know for her rape which in her actual experience was love and loyalty.

This book made me want to reflect more on the women within the religion of my youth and look more into feminist retellings of Bible stories I grew up with.