Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand: A Novel of Adam and Eve Paperback – March 16, 2010

this was a great read. I have heard the story of Adam and Eve since I was a child, but Belli's writing brought it alive and made me rethink many assumptions.

When this book caught my attention I thought it would be another interesting read. It was so much more! The author's discriptions put me in the far-away land she was discribing. Adam, Eve, the snake became immediately alive. I was fascinated. I followed chapter after chapter as though I had no idea how the book would end. Actually, I didn't as it turned out. When I completed my library copy I immediately went to Amazon and ordered three copies--one for me and two for friends. This book is a keeper.

I found this book to be a real page turner. It was so interesting to read Belli's perspective on what happened in the garden. One critique I will give the novel is that the author does not use scripture well in communicating the character of God. She makes God seem cold and distant, and never clarifies that the reason Adam and Eve may be experiencing Him as such is because of sin. She also allows Satan (the serpent) to seem like the only loving person who is concerned about them, which is so backwards. It doesn't seem like the author studied much scripture beyond those few verses in the single chapter about Adam and Eve eating the fruit. If she had better theology, this could have been a homerun novel like Young's The Shack. However, the story was interesting and nonetheless entertaining, just not incredibly moving.

A most interesting novel

What was stunning about this book was the philosophical debates - - set to poetry. The imagery was vivid, and the musings were thought-provoking. No matter what your religious beliefs or scientific beliefs, this book will make you think. If you are in a book club, I highly recommend this read...

Lived it but scroll of seduction is still my favorite! Very well written and gets the mind moving. Loved it

Read it, it's a wonderful story

No matter your religious affiliation, you will find this book thought provoking. It is one of those books that as soon as I finished, I wanted to immidiately re- read. Quite lovely.

Not as beautiful as the Inhabited Woman but I could never give less than 4 stars to something by Gioconda Belli

overly cheesy, didn't make it to part two and I hate not finishing books but I couldn't do it with this one!!! so much cheese and I could predict every sentence coming up, disappointed cuz of all the raving reviews but wasn't for moiiii