Search - The Preservationist

This book was the first one I ordered from paperbackswap.com and I'm glad I did. The entire concept of fleshing out the Noah's Ark story sounded interesting to me. I enjoyed the fact that the author told the story from various viewpoints: Noah (or Noe as he's called in this story), this wife (poor thing never gets a name), their sons, and the sons' wives. This story really provided a human side to a Biblical story, showing that even the most revered are also flawed. The language does get surprisingly crude at times, but it also aides in showing how everyone is human when you come down to it (everyone from main characters to background characters are obsessed with sex). I found Mirn, the wife of Noe's youngest son, to be the most interesting character because as the youngest person there, she was often ignored, but she was much smarter than most of them gave her credit for (for instance- instructing everyone how to put the animals on the Ark so that the boat doesn't tip over and making sure the animals that eat each other aren't together). The other wives' are also shown to have strength and wisdom in their own right, and it was nice to see strong females emerge from a typically male-centric story.

The real story of Noah and the flood--with a lot of insight by Mrs. Noah. Some rough language.

It's a funny, convincing amplification of the Biblical story.

A fictional accounting of Noah's great task.I've always wondered how he managed to accomplish so much,and how they got through it. David Maines' imagination fit the bill perfectly.

This book is an irreverent view of Noah and his ark but feeds the imagination to wonder how this really took place.

Our book club read it and had a lively discussion about it.