Abish: Daughter Of God: A Novel (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
Written like an over dramatized movie. All those bad things cannot happen to one person. For personal reasons I have a deep love for Abish and I felt that this book ruined her essence by COMPLETELY fabricating a plot for her from thin air with no basis on truth. I hated how she spent the majority of the book locked in some figurative prison, feeling restless, useless and stagnant. The small particle of the story that we ACTUALLY know took place, happened in the last 10 pages of the entire book. Still... The Church is true. I cannot believe that I am giving this book 3 stars! I don't think that ever in the history of all mankind has a book from Covenant Publications deserved 3 whole entire stars. Actually, I'd give is 3 1/2 if that was possible. And for me to give a work of LDS fiction such a high rating...not the norm! (Remember my scale: 5 is 'The most outstanding book that everyone should read not matter what, end of story'. 4 is 'I liked it a lot, you should really check it out'. 3 is 'Not too shabby!'I really liked this book. There was a bit of the LDS fiction "formula" that cropped up (ie 'woman sees man, senses a strong spirit about him, they wed', but the formula was stirred up enough that it was not blatant and not even sure. So, that was good!!! And so often the writing in this type of book is so awful. Awful as in the creative writing that I did in seventh grade. But the writing in this book was really pretty. All in all, I was shocked by how much I enjoyed this book. I dreaded starting it, but ended up shirking many household chores in order to read it. Thankfully I have a small child that I can lay blame upon for the messy house and undone chores. Hee hee.
What do You think about Abish: Daughter Of God: A Novel (2009)?
The story of a young girl's search for spiritual enlightenment. Set in Mesoamerica. Great research.
—austin11
I like the books that fictionalize the Book of Mormon characters. This was pretty good.
—He1198
It was okay, a little slow and felt like the end left me hanging a little.
—Liz
Love stories that bring the Book of Mormon times to life.
—Sweet
I thought it was awesome. Well written and intriguing.
—BookBound
