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Escape from Egypt

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I absolutly loved Escape From Egypt. I didn't know much about the Bible, Moses, or the Ten Commandments. This was a great book that dealt with that and a truly wonderful love story. The characters were great and the story was powerful. The ending was a bit abrupt though. I surely recommend this. I wish I could find another book on this subject as good as this one was.

I was interested in this book when I found in at the library because I like reading fiction set in ancient egypt and because it was about the Exodus. But I was disapointed. At some times, it's too rushed, and then at other times it drags on, making you want to skip pages. Also, the characters (one of the most important aspects of a book for me) just didn't draw me in and make me really like (or really hate) them. And...it was just the writing style, the unexplainable feel of the book that didn't work out for me. So, I wouldn't reccomend it.

This book was good used as an eduacational tool. But some parts were confusing and hard to understand there were too mnay different traits of different characters. There were many parts thar twere too elaborate and boring!

An Isrealite child grows up learning that God is in control and that someday they will walk out of Egypt and go to the Promised Land(Cannan). The adults are losing hope when Moses comes the plauges are sent and one Israelite boy stuggles with whether to leave Egypt with everyone else, or to stay with the love of his live. He goes into the desert and lives to reach the land he's always wanted to reach.

Some parents may find this book inappropriate for the target audience (children as young as 11). It contains scenes with graphic sexual content including a section about a young girl forced to have sexual intercourse.

Escape from Egypt is a brilliant, enthralling book by Sonia Levetin. Set in Egypt during the Biblical story of the Hebrew's enslavement, Escape from Egypt is the story of a teenage Hebrew slave-boy named Jesse. Jesse has fallen head over heels in love with Jennat, a young Egyptian girl, but is betrothed to his cousin, Talia. Jennat loves Jesse, but she has been promised to an Egyptian noble as a concubine. When the Hebrews flee Egypt, Jesse and Jennat have to find a way to be together. Escape from Egypt's best attributes are its pace and the amount of detail. The book moves at a good pace: it does not go so slowly that the reader becomes bored, yet it does not move so quickly that the reader becomes confused. It also gives a nice amount of detail, so the events are easy to follow without being vague. Though I truly enjoyed reading this book, it did have one fault that I found stopped it from being the ideal novel. The plot was somewhat unoriginal. The setting and characters were entertaining, but the "Romeo and Juliet" story of two people who fall in love and can not get married because of race, blood, or station in life has been used too many times to still be considered original. Nonetheless, the setting and characters were outstanding, making the book captivating. In total, Escape from Egypt was a first-rate novel for teens.

I had such a great time reading this book. It's one of the first books in years that I enjoyed reading just for the fun of it. I didn't want it to end, and went to look for more of Sonia Levitin's books. I might have changed the ending if I could've, however.

A Review by Nena
This book takes place when Hebrew's were in slavery. Jesse, a young Hebrew, is in love with an Egyptian girl, named Jennat. He is to be married to his cousin, Talia. He does what he can to see Jennat. Yet Jennat doesn't want to see him. He goes through a lot of danger just to see her. While he tries to see Jennat his is reminded about marring Talia. Wonder what he is going to do?

The beginning was confusing because the point of view is changed from Jesse to Jennat. I had to stop and read it a couple times to get who was talking. Besides that, I loved the book. I was hooked after the first chapter. I couldn't put it down. Sonia is a great writer. I saw the word Egypt on the cover and I just had to read it. I am very interested in Egypt. I would love to go there some day: to see the pyramids, the Nile, and the people. I think that would be so much fun. I wonder how Sonia comes up with the story line. It is a great book I highly recommend it to any one interested in romance and Egypt.

The book Escape From Egypt by Sonia Levitin is a well written book about two lovers trying to get out of egypt. We enjoyed the setting of hte book. The chacters in the book have a strong will and passion for life.
The book had it's ups and downs, some parts were very dull because the author crammed too much information into some parts of the story. We thought that the author put things in a point of view that other people could understand.

I read this book about a month ago. It was pretty good. The author seems to obsessed with death. 5 of the main characters die. It's not a book for smaller children because of the death and romance, but all in all it's pretty good. Jesse is a man with one passion; to get revenge on the Egyptians. When he meets Jennat, he falls madly in Upendi with her. They get married have kids and get to Canaan. (To put it simply)
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