READING GENESIS

Suzanne Toren's voice guides listeners through this dense text, keeping listeners' interest with her conversational tone. Award-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson examines Genesis as a great work of ancient literature. In addition to contextualizing the work within its literary time period, Robinson highlights its recurring themes--God's sovereignty and never-ending love for humanity--and discusses how these themes show up throughout scripture. At the end of the audiobook Toren performs the complete King James Version of Genesis, giving listeners the opportunity to hear Robinson's source material and to reflect upon her ideas and interpretations. Toren's narration highlights Genesis as a work of literature that is especially beautiful when read aloud. K.D.W. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2024]