Let There Be Light
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- Author：Liana Finck
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Summary
A bold retelling of the Book of Genesis， starring a female God， from the acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist and author of Passing for Human
In this ambitious and transcendent graphic novel， Liana Finck turns her keen eye to none other than the Old Testament， reimagining the story of Genesis with God as a woman， Abraham as a resident of New York City， and Rebekah as a robot， among many other delightful twists。 In Finck's retelling， the millennia-old stories of Adam and Eve， Abraham and Isaac， and Jacob and Esau haunt the pages like familiar but partially forgotten nursery rhymes―transmuted by time but still deeply resonant。 With her trademark insightfulness， wry humor， and supple， moving visual style， Finck accentuates the latent sweetness and timeless wisdom of the original text， infusing it with wit and whimsy while retaining every ounce of its spiritual heft。
Let There Be Light is proof that old stories can live forever， whether as ancient scripture or as a series of profound and enchanting cartoons。 The Book of Genesis is about some of the most fundamental， eternally pertinent questions that we can ask: What does it mean to be human？ What is the purpose of our lives？ And how should we treat one another？ The stories that attempt to answer these questions are an immediate link with the people who first told them。 Unable to fathom the holiness and preciousness of that notion， or put it into words， Finck set out to depict it。 The result is a true story of creation， rendered by one of our most innovative creators。
In this ambitious and transcendent graphic novel， Liana Finck turns her keen eye to none other than the Old Testament， reimagining the story of Genesis with God as a woman， Abraham as a resident of New York City， and Rebekah as a robot， among many other delightful twists。 In Finck's retelling， the millennia-old stories of Adam and Eve， Abraham and Isaac， and Jacob and Esau haunt the pages like familiar but partially forgotten nursery rhymes―transmuted by time but still deeply resonant。 With her trademark insightfulness， wry humor， and supple， moving visual style， Finck accentuates the latent sweetness and timeless wisdom of the original text， infusing it with wit and whimsy while retaining every ounce of its spiritual heft。
Let There Be Light is proof that old stories can live forever， whether as ancient scripture or as a series of profound and enchanting cartoons。 The Book of Genesis is about some of the most fundamental， eternally pertinent questions that we can ask: What does it mean to be human？ What is the purpose of our lives？ And how should we treat one another？ The stories that attempt to answer these questions are an immediate link with the people who first told them。 Unable to fathom the holiness and preciousness of that notion， or put it into words， Finck set out to depict it。 The result is a true story of creation， rendered by one of our most innovative creators。
Reviews
J。 Bradley
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A better version of Genesis than the source text。 Finck’s style is so vibrant and alive。
Alex
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Quick enjoyable read。 3。5/5
Abby
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I've never been an especially religious person， but this book really moved me。 It finally presented the idea of God and religion that made sense to me。 I've never been an especially religious person， but this book really moved me。 It finally presented the idea of God and religion that made sense to me。 。。。more
Keegan
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a more lighthearted/humorous （and slightly feminist） retelling of the Old Testament where God is a woman， this was an interesting read！ I feel like if you've never learned the stories in the Old Testament you might not find the commentary/changes as funny or interesting， but would still find it enjoyable。 I loved the art style and illustrations also， the page where Eve bites the apple is 10/10Thanks to Random House publishing for providing me with an e-arc to review！ a more lighthearted/humorous （and slightly feminist） retelling of the Old Testament where God is a woman， this was an interesting read！ I feel like if you've never learned the stories in the Old Testament you might not find the commentary/changes as funny or interesting， but would still find it enjoyable。 I loved the art style and illustrations also， the page where Eve bites the apple is 10/10Thanks to Random House publishing for providing me with an e-arc to review！ 。。。more
Diego Dotta
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I had so much fun reading it after going to sleep。 I love it。 Liana converted me to a believer in Her， the God！
Ingrid Stephens
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This graphic novel is a reimagined take on the Old Testament with God as a woman。 （God has always been a woman to me so I see this more as a correction of the Old Testament than a reimagining。。。）Finck starts at the very beginning， the creation of the heavens and earth。 Seems God created the universe and earth because she was bored。 Sounds about right。 And man was created because she was lonely， and the creatures she had already made did not look or think as she did。God gave the first man， Adam， This graphic novel is a reimagined take on the Old Testament with God as a woman。 （God has always been a woman to me so I see this more as a correction of the Old Testament than a reimagining。。。）Finck starts at the very beginning， the creation of the heavens and earth。 Seems God created the universe and earth because she was bored。 Sounds about right。 And man was created because she was lonely， and the creatures she had already made did not look or think as she did。God gave the first man， Adam， the job of choosing the names for her creations， and like most men he took this way too seriously and decided that God was an old， bearded， angry man。 Why God didn't set him straight right off the bat is still lost on me， but it seems she wanted her pet to be happy， and if that made him happy she would ignore the mistake。The only creature that refused to allow Adam to give it a name was Lilith， his first wife。 She refused to allow him to call her woman， and when God made a second woman， Eve， Lilith wanted her to understand who and what God was。 This was why she gave her the apple from the tree of knowledge。This was one of the most poignant illustrations for me。 As Eve bit the apple， every fear， uncertainty， self-loathing， flowed into her as well as the knowledge of what these things meant。 God had told them not to touch this tree to protect them from these feelings and to know nothing but contentment。Liana Finck shows a wonderful sense of ironic and insightful humor。 More than once I either chuckled or laughed out loud， something I never did while reading the Bible as a child or an adult。I really loved this。 If I had kids I would use it as a way to tell them the stories of the Old Testament in a way they could not only relate to but understand。 When I was young I found the first book of the Bible frightening， as an adult I list it as one of the greatest horror books ever written。 Such violence， betrayal， killings， slavery， revenge， and loss was and still are amazing to me as a basis for proving we were created by a loving being。Highly recommended even if you are not the religious sort， no matter what religion you practice。 It is a story that has been passed down for centuries， and these stories should never be lost。 The expected publishing date for Let There be Light is April 12， 2022。Thanks to @Netgalley， Randon House Publishing， and Liana Finck for the opportunity to read this eArc in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Whitney
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Brilliant， hilarious， genius。
Rachel
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What a lovely， sacrilegious， healing， confusing retelling of Genesis。 As a person raised on Bible studies， this was particularly compelling， new， and yet familiar all at the same time。 I've never related to God more than when she was represented by minimalist line drawing and just as emotional as any human。 Thank you LIana Finck for sharing your craft。 Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for an early read。 What a lovely， sacrilegious， healing， confusing retelling of Genesis。 As a person raised on Bible studies， this was particularly compelling， new， and yet familiar all at the same time。 I've never related to God more than when she was represented by minimalist line drawing and just as emotional as any human。 Thank you LIana Finck for sharing your craft。 Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for an early read。 。。。more
Emily
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Loved this book。 I'm not religious but I thoroughly enjoyed the story as Ms。 FInck drew it。 Graphic novels are a highly under rated medium， and I cannot recommend this one enough。ARC from the publisher via NetGalley， but the opinions are my own。 Loved this book。 I'm not religious but I thoroughly enjoyed the story as Ms。 FInck drew it。 Graphic novels are a highly under rated medium， and I cannot recommend this one enough。ARC from the publisher via NetGalley， but the opinions are my own。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Stevie
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This was a pretty straightforward retelling of Genesis。 God is depicted as a woman， which isn't particularly bold， as there is Biblical precedent for that。 The art style isn't what I am normally drawn to。 Overall， this was fine。 I probably would have skipped this one if the publisher hadn't reached out。 This was a pretty straightforward retelling of Genesis。 God is depicted as a woman， which isn't particularly bold， as there is Biblical precedent for that。 The art style isn't what I am normally drawn to。 Overall， this was fine。 I probably would have skipped this one if the publisher hadn't reached out。 。。。more
Claire Olivia
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This was an entertaining alternate retelling of the book of Genesis。 The book is divided into three sections， and I think the first two sections were the strongest。 Finck is at her best when she's exploring alternate ideas of God as opposed to the old-man-with-a-beard that he tends to be pictured。 I love the idea of God being a woman （and there's definitely biblical text to support this， but I digress）。 There are a lot of tongue-in-cheek comments and jokes。 When the book gets into Abraham's desc This was an entertaining alternate retelling of the book of Genesis。 The book is divided into three sections， and I think the first two sections were the strongest。 Finck is at her best when she's exploring alternate ideas of God as opposed to the old-man-with-a-beard that he tends to be pictured。 I love the idea of God being a woman （and there's definitely biblical text to support this， but I digress）。 There are a lot of tongue-in-cheek comments and jokes。 When the book gets into Abraham's descendants， it gets less interesting， and I think it would have been stronger if it were just the first two parts。 The art isn't to my taste either because it's pretty simplistic （but this also encourages me to keep going with my own drawing， because simple doesn't mean unsuccessful！）。 Overall， this was a fast and entertaining read。Thank you to NetGalley for offering me a free ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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