Fallen Audiobook

" Interesting take on life after the flight from the Garden of Eden "

" Quite an interesting book, I realized that I am not as familiar with the Abel and Cain Stories in the Bible as I thought I was. Good read and interesting way to set up the book. The chapters are backwards, which took a little getting used to. "

" Interesting version of the Cain and Abel story, written backwards when Cain is an adult. The story more back through time allowing the ready to gain empathy toward Cain. It's a remarkable and refreshing look at an ancient story. "

" A very insightful and suprisingly delightful read. Well written and easily read it "breathes life" into a very well know biblical story. "

" interesting & different -- biblical story told in reverse "

" Well, The Red Tent, this isn't. Maine tells his story in third person, focusing on one character at a time. His first character is Cain and is not linear. Although the author titles his chapters with the sequence, it gets a bit confusing at times. No one is saint and no one a sinner (that includes God, as Maine protrays him as arbitrary and feckless). But give the author his due, he sticks to the protrayal of the God of the Old Testament. "

" A really interesting perspective on the Genisis story. "

" Good quick read that brings up a lot of the age old philosophical questions on faith and reason "

" An interesting take on Cain & Abel and I really enjoyed the reverse chronology of the story. "

" Not worth the time I wasted on this. "

" One of the most told stories in our culture, yet it's told in a new, really interesting, slightly unnerving way in "Fallen." "

" The story of Cain and Abel using mostly modern language and told in reverse. The first scene is Cain as an old man, near death and the last scene is back in the garden. In between, the book rises above the gimmick and becomes one of my all time favorites. "

" I enjoyed this book. It had a unique way of putting things together. Really seemed to make me think, even hours after I had put the book down. "

" Quite enjoyed how the story was presented by going backwards. Another strong character piece. "

" The story of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel. Worth reading, especially if you liked The Red Tent. Was a bit slow at parts, though, and the chronology (or lack thereof) kind of annoyed me. "

" Very creative telling of Cain & Abel and Adam & Eve stories in reverse chronological order. Rather a downer, but it is the fall of man after all. "

" Interesting take on an old story, though it was a little dry. "

" The author's fleshing out of the biblical story of the original family (Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel)was interesting to think about--- "

" This story is told in reverse chronology. I'm not sure why. I found it confusing and would have liked it better if it had been told chronologically, "

" The problem I had with this book was that it started with the story of Cain and then digressed back to Adam and Eve and ended with them being sent from the Garden of Eden. To me it would have been easier to stay focused if it had been in chronological order. "

" Deliriously brilliant and insightful account of Cain, Abel, Adam, and Eve's trials. "

" Good and thought provoking story about Adam, Eve and the kids. We had a good discussion in our bookclub. "

" couldn't finish it, outta my league. "

" Pretty well written but VERY boring.. I don't think I will finish, although I like the writing style. "

" I could not get into this book. It was too plodding for me. Cain's navel gazing bored me silly. "

" Really compelling (if not a tad precious) writing that does an interesting job projecting current day mannerisms and psychology onto the post-Eden lives of Adam and Eve, and the lives of Cain and Abel. "

" I enjoyed this book. It had a unique way of putting things together. Really seemed to make me think, even hours after I had put the book down. "

" Another biblical retelling, told backwards which was a bit annoying, TBH. "

" This book is pretty awesome. Taught me how temptation can get the best of us. No matter who you are, there will always be temptation. "

" Good and thought provoking story about Adam, Eve and the kids. We had a good discussion in our bookclub. "

" An original take on the facinating lives of Cain & Abel, Adam & Eve. Told in reverse, the story keepts you guessing, every chapter making you want to read the next, to understand event that the characters are reacting to now. So beautiful, the narration clinical and reliable. "

" The problem I had with this book was that it started with the story of Cain and then digressed back to Adam and Eve and ended with them being sent from the Garden of Eden. To me it would have been easier to stay focused if it had been in chronological order. "

" A really interesting perspective on the Genisis story. "