The Secret Chord Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Geraldine Brooks
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
265

The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks Book Summary

“A page turner. . .Brooks is a master at bringing the past alive. . .in her skillful hands the issues of the past echo our own deepest concerns:  love and loss, drama and tragedy, chaos and brutality.” – Alice Hoffman, The Washington Post

A rich and utterly absorbing novel about the life of King David, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of People of the Book and March.
 
With more than two million copies of her novels sold, New York Times bestselling author Geraldine Brooks has achieved both popular and critical acclaim. Now, Brooks takes on one of literature’s richest and most enigmatic figures: a man who shimmers between history and legend. Peeling away the myth to bring David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage.

The Secret Chord provides new context for some of the best-known episodes of David’s life while also focusing on others, even more remarkable and emotionally intense, that have been neglected.  We see David through the eyes of those who love him or fear him—from the prophet Natan, voice of his conscience, to his wives Mikhal, Avigail, and Batsheva, and finally to Solomon, the late-born son who redeems his Lear-like old age. Brooks has an uncanny ability to hear and transform characters from history, and this beautifully written, unvarnished saga of faith, desire, family, ambition, betrayal, and power will enthrall her many fans.

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Book Name The Secret Chord
Genre Literary Fiction
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 2.81 MB

The Secret Chord (Geraldine Brooks) Book Reviews 2024

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USNA1967. Wonderfull story. A great read.

The secret cord. Grow up reviewer! This is the 21st century! Give up your childhood fairytales...Santa, the Easter bunny, etc! Christs message was one of unconditional love and acceptance for all. He was a good MAN!

Engaging. Beautifully written. Her use of ancient names was a bit annoying and precious - otherwise a great read.

Great Read. I loved this novel. I’m having a difficult time finding something to measure up. I’m asking”Now what”? Thank you and please write another

Couldn't finish it. I'm a big Geraldine Brooks fan and was so excited when this book came out! However, I've stopped reading it in the middle of chapter six. I consider myself a practicing Christian and love the Bible and the prophets. I really had a hard time with the way David is portrayed and especially with his sexual encounter with Jonathan. So I stopped reading. So sad I can't finish the book but it became drudgery to read. I'll just wait patiently for the next Brooks to come out and hope for the better!

The secret Chord. This is one of the most in depth book about Biblical characters I have ever read. Thank you so much for doing so much research to write it!

The Secret Chord. Don't know how to explain it. Such a familiar story made so real. This must have been the way it was. It was too real to not have been.

Superb story. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Well written, well played, worth every minute!

The Secret Chord. Just as I thoroughly enjoyed,"The People of the Book", so did I this enthralling story of King David!

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Summary of The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

The The Secret Chord book written by Geraldine Brooks was published on 06 October 2015, Tuesday in the Literary Fiction category. A total of 265 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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