God! What a horrible book
Raanan Shaked won't take bible to long flight, guesthouse or even deserted island. It's time to admit, he says, there is problem with feature stories
Right, there are some mysteries and thrills, but in Harlan Coben's books at least it ends with something that God initiated, commanded, destroyed or decided to do tomorrow. God, you'll hear in writing workshops, can't be the cause or the reason of each plot. Sometimes it's got to be the butler.
So it's not the right book for a flight, but what about taking it to guesthouse? Or reading it before bedtime? Or at the beach on Saturday morning? Don't play dumb: Last time you've read the bible was at elementary school, maybe in high school.
God is Marquez
And even then you felt there's something wrong with the features, the arbitrary bindings, and the women who give birth at the age you usually decide to take the grandchildren off the will.
Even though we all agree that the bible is an enormous, important and magnificent creation, we must also agree that after all it's a fantasy book. And with all due respect, when we're talking about fantasies such as split oceans or people living inside whales, Gabriel Garcia Marquez is much better.
Plus, for the same price you'll also get a crazy grandma with an impressive collection of curse words.
Okay, there are some good stories in there, Hollywood even chose to make a film a about a few of them, but you know that you won't take it with you, no matter where you go. And even if someone will ask you which book you would take to a deserted island, you'll look at in eyes and even you will know – the answer is a book by David Grossman.
