Replenishing the Sea of Galilee is primarily the story of Rasheed Dinar, a man from a wealthy Palestinian family. The book begins in the 1940s, and continues until the late 1970s. Rasheed and his twin sister Rasheeda grow up, find their loves, and start their families and careers.
The book synopsis says it's a sweeping family epic, and I was expecting much more from this book. The writing style was choppy, and I never really got in to the story. I felt like this story could have been so much more - I was expecting something along the lines of Exodus by Leon Uris. This book is not that.
I also did not like how the female characters were portrayed. They were only mentioned in relation to the men. Natalia, for example, is only mentioned in relation to Rasheed, Omar, and another male character. I think she could have had a very interesting story, but we never learned it, and it was never clear how Rasheed fell so in love with such a flat character.
I also found the sex scenes unbelievable and fairly disturbing.
The book synopsis says it's a sweeping family epic, and I was expecting much more from this book. The writing style was choppy, and I never really got in to the story. I felt like this story could have been so much more - I was expecting something along the lines of Exodus by Leon Uris. This book is not that.
I also did not like how the female characters were portrayed. They were only mentioned in relation to the men. Natalia, for example, is only mentioned in relation to Rasheed, Omar, and another male character. I think she could have had a very interesting story, but we never learned it, and it was never clear how Rasheed fell so in love with such a flat character.
I also found the sex scenes unbelievable and fairly disturbing.