Rebekah, by Orson Scott Card

I started this at 11 pm, intending to only read a few pages, and was surprised, three hours later, to find that I had finished it. Yes, it was just that engrossing.

The story of a strong-willed (almost headstrong) Biblical woman and her family was fascinating and, best of all, made total sense, unlike the equivalent portions of the Bible. I loved how Card chose to interpret the story, and how he developed the characters far more, of course, than their Biblical incarnations. I noticed hints of Mormon doctrine sneaking in, but, also of course, those hints made sense to me, and fleshed out the story in a very satisfying way. Card has a solid understanding of family dynamics, which he used to good purposes here, and I think he did a fairly good job of using a female character to tell the story, something he doesn't do very often. I was more than satisfied with this read, and I don't think I'll ever read the Biblical story of Rebekah the same way again.