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Casting Stones - Prelude (2012)

by G.M. Barlean(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Less Traveled Roads Publishing

review 1: Ahhhhh. One of the most horribly depressing books... wait...THE MOST horribly depressing books of all time. I almost quit reading it, and if I wasn't stuck on a bus in rush hour traffic I would have. I give it 2 instead of 1 star; however, because it has great character development and definitely gets a reader emotionally charged as others have pointed out. Just when I thought the story could not get worse it DID. Then continued to go downhill more and more nearly to the point of being comical (unbelievable). Ester Barton has to be THE most hated story character EVER. I bet it will be a long time before I read about a more horribly vile and despicable character!
review 2: This is a sad tale reminding me in part of biblical Jacob and how he was deceived. I found... more that duplicity here to be a bit of a stretch seeing that Esther hadn't split after what she deemed as James' sin. She measured her own wrongdoings against the sins of others thereby justifying her own actions. Esther learned well, her father's evil ways. Claiming to be a Christian, she judged others just as he had by twisting and taking out of context, the words of the bible. She knew no love and showed no love. Casting Stones is a fitting title as while Esther spouted doom to all others, she made herself exempt from those same draconian judgments that she judged others by. less

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