For Such A Time
2015-08-05 02:08:36.520723+02 by
Dan Lyke
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Braised WTF: Letter to the RWA Board regarding For Such a Time by Kate Breslin. Dafuq?
The book is a retelling of the book of Esther set during the Holocaust, an ambitious undertaking to be sure. But in addition to the attempt at redeeming a hero who is a Nazi commander, at the end of the book, the heroine converts to Christianity, a narrative decision that also insensitive and offensive. Christianity is what redeems the heroine and the hero, and again, I’m at a loss for words to fully explain how and why this is so objectionable. But I will try.
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