A review by michromeu
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
4.0
I don't want to say Bible fanfiction...but it's totally Bible fanfiction.
All kidding aside, I love books where familiar figures are weaved into the story and totally reimagined. It's like you get a little glimpse of what could have been going through their heads while in the midst of a story you pretty much know by heart. In the case of Many Waters, which has "ordinary" Murry twins Sandy and Dennys traveling back to the time of Noah, we're able to see beyond just the Bible/Sunday school story we all know, to the personal trials and tribulations of Noah's family and everyone who was around during that time. (Not to mention some ridiculously awesomely imagined seraphim and nephilim.)
All kidding aside, I love books where familiar figures are weaved into the story and totally reimagined. It's like you get a little glimpse of what could have been going through their heads while in the midst of a story you pretty much know by heart. In the case of Many Waters, which has "ordinary" Murry twins Sandy and Dennys traveling back to the time of Noah, we're able to see beyond just the Bible/Sunday school story we all know, to the personal trials and tribulations of Noah's family and everyone who was around during that time. (Not to mention some ridiculously awesomely imagined seraphim and nephilim.)