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The Dovekeepers: A Novel The Dovekeepers - By Alice Hoffman - Book Review Alice Hoffmans novel reimagines the first-century siege through the eyes of women. The Dovekeepers - Synopsis - Alice Hoffman Over five years in the writing The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffmans most ambitious and mesmerizing novel a tour de force of imagination and research set in ancient ... 'NCIS'' Cote de Pablo to Star in CBS Mini 'The Dovekeepers ... Cote de Pablo is returning to CBS. The NCIS alum has been cast to star in the network's 2015 miniseries The Dovekeepers The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The Dovekeepers - Reading Guide - Book Club Discussion ... The Dovekeepers Alice Hoffman 2011 Scribner 512 pp. ISBN-13: 9781501103711. Summary The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffmans most ambitious and mesmerizing novel a tour ... The Dovekeepers - Jewish Book Council Its not easy to make characters living in 70 C.E. fighting the Romans on Masada breathe on the page but Alice Hoffmans masterpiece succeeds. Two women and ... The Dovekeepers (TV Mini-Series 2015) - IMDb With Maia Laura Attard Andr Agius Jonas Armstrong Diego Boneta. Based in Alice Hoffman's historical novel about the Siege of Masada the miniseries focuses on ... Cote De Pablo New Show: 'The Dovekeepers' Cast Poses ... Cote De Pablo New Show: 'The Dovekeepers' Cast Poses Together in New PHOTO On Set Actress Shows Off New Look. Diego Boneta who will play a character ... The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman Reviews Discussion ... The Dovekeepers has 52279 ratings and 6936 reviews. Kim said: There are many reasons why I wouldnt like this book:1. I hate feeling dumb.2. Its s... The Library Corporation - LS2 PAC Log in with either your Library Card Number or EZ Login. Library ID or EZ Username PIN or EZ Password. Remember Me The Dovekeepers - Discussion Questions Our Reading Guide for The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman includes Book Club Discussion Questions Book Reviews Plot Summary-Synopsis and Author Bio. Rank: #525295 in BooksPublished on: 2011-10-04Released on: 2011-10-04Original language: EnglishNumber of items: 1Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.70" w x 6.00" l, 1.47 pounds Binding: Hardcover512 pages 695 of 713 people found the following review helpful.A Weighty and Fulfilling Read - Highly RecommendedBy Jason Golomb"Dovekeepers" is the first book I've read of Alice Hoffmans'. In fact, one evening my wife looked at the book while I was reading in bed and said: "You're reading Alice Hoffman I've read Alice Hoffman. But you don't read Alice Hoffman!"And so I DID read Alice Hoffman and I liked Alice Hoffman. This is a very good book. It's real deep and very weighty."Dovekeepers" orbits around the real life events of the early 70s A.D. in ancient Judea. Rome was large and in charge and in the midst of shattering a Judean rebellion (seen commemorated in the famous Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum only a few hundred yards from the Colosseum in Italy). Several hundred Jews fled Jerusalem to the desert near the Dead Sea and moved into the former mountain fortress of King Herod at Masada. While the proud Jewish rebels held off a Roman legion for several years, Rome ultimately prevailed and all but two women and five children killed themselves rather than allow themselves to be overrun.Hoffman's novel follows the lives of four women who all find themselves on Masada. Each woman has a dedicated 100-150 pages that weave in and out of each other's stories with the collective whole building a comprehensive picture of their mutual plight. The stories connect the women together in ways that are obvious and follow the primary arc of the novel, but also in ways that are surprising and poignantly fulfilling. The connections build and develop on many levels: physically, emotionally, and symbolically.The book is full of characters who are broken and hurt; affected by some deep trauma catalyzed by the Roman attacks on Jerusalem; driving each, by their own will or otherwise, to the fortress in the desert. One of Hoffman's women is Yael, a deeply fractured and self actualizing individual who sums up the disparate journeys that brought the women to Masada: "We came like doves across the desert. In a time when there was nothing but death, we were grateful for anything, and most grateful of all when we awoke to another day."You'll feel the weight of each character's pain and sorrow increase as the novel progresses. There are few happy endings. Hoffman's themes cover the gamut from fate and destiny, to religion and love, and the depths of devotion.Faith is a thread that runs throughout Hoffman's carefully woven tapestry. It's not just a religious entity, but something that binds individuals, family units, as well as the entire rebel community. In Revka, Hoffman ponders the rebel Jews: "If we lost our faith, we would become like the clouds that swell across the western sky when the wind pushes them into the desert promising rain but empty inside." It's through Revka also that Hoffman finally (about half-way through he book) provides a heart-wrenchingly warm and genuinely surprising treat at the end of her particular novella. For the first time the furrow on my brow melted into a smile on my face (note: it didn't last very long).Hoffman's Judean world is one of religion and tradition, of myth and magic: a world where everything in it has significance...symbolic or real. Some vignettes read almost as something out of a fantasy novel, but there's no melodrama to their weight.In looking for a good way to summarize the books' tone, I found a couple of strong quotes. This first comes from Shirah, `The Witch of Moab': "Being human means losing everything we love best in the world. But would you ask to be anything else" This second is from Revka: "...our waking life is formed by our sorrow. " In each character is anchored a heavy weight.In this misogynistic society, few men come across in a truly positive light. Though Hoffman writes very sparingly, in her few words, she's able to expresses a multiplicity of ideas and thoughts. Characters are never solely what they seem to be and there is very little that is purely black or white. Hoffman's world is filled with shades of gray.This book is going to resonate strongly for a lot of readers. It may be a bit polarizing because of its very serious nature. But as a first time reader of Hoffman, and a male, I feel fuller for having read this novel. I highly recommend it.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.Wonderful!By Linda C. WrightI've been searching for a book club to join for a long time. I live in a retirement community so you wouldn't think a finding a book club would be an issue, but they meet at 10 am. Ever since I went back to work, a morning meeting is out of the question. Finally, I thought to call the local library and guess what! They have an evening book club!The Dovekeepers was the book selection for the month. I've never read Alice Hoffman before and with close to 600 pages, I feared I may not make it to the end. Boy, was I wrong. The Dovekeepers tells the story of nine hundred Jews living on Masada in the desert, under siege by the Romans. We see life in the mountain fortress through the eyes of four women all assigned to work in the dovecote. Each arrives at Masada from a different path. Each has a story, and a secret which eventually binds them all together. Their fight for survival often conflicts with a deep faith that governs their way of life.Alice Hoffman has given us a poignant, beautiful and gripping novel. It has been meticulously researched and written. I learned so much about a piece of history that I knew little about and it touched me deeply. The language used to tell these women's stories is magical. How they are woven together is perfection. The Dovekeepers is not to be missed.I received a warm welcome as the newcomer in a well established book club. The discussion was lively and made me think about events in the story in a different light, one that I wouldn't have thought of on my own. I read a wonderful book, one that I never would have chosen myself. And I made some new friends who share my love of books.Whether you belong to a book club or not, please put The Dovekeepers on your list of must reads. A whole new world may be opened up that you never expected. I know it did for me in more ways than one.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.Beautifully written tale that crawls to a difficult endBy MoneypittKnowing little about the politics and battles of the Middle East in the time following Christ's death, I was not aware that this story was based on real events, although it seemed likely. This long and detailed tale of the women who worked in the dovecote of a Jewish settlement following the fall of Jerusalem paints a vivid picture of a grueling life in the desert, the role of women, and the grit and determination to live that humans possess.Through these characters' success, failure, happiness, loss, birth, death, love, grief, revenge, and madness we are brought face-to-face with how the human race terrorizes itself, in groups and individually; and, at the same time, how humans save themselves in groups and individually.I read more than half of this book word-for-word. And then I just couldn't anymore. I admit that I raced through to see how it ended. I was relieved that my book group all had a similar response. The detail and repetition was just more than we could take. By the end of the book we knew that reading closely and carefully would add no more to the experience. Hoffman writes beautifully and uses words incredibly well, but she went a little overboard here.See all 1865 customer reviews... 'NCIS'' Cote de Pablo to Star in CBS Mini 'The Dovekeepers ... Cote de Pablo is returning to CBS. The NCIS alum has been cast to star in the network's 2015 miniseries The Dovekeepers The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The Dovekeepers - Discussion Questions Our Reading Guide for The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman includes Book Club Discussion Questions Book Reviews Plot Summary-Synopsis and Author Bio. The Dovekeepers (TV Mini-Series 2015) - IMDb With Maia Laura Attard Andr Agius Jonas Armstrong Diego Boneta. Based in Alice Hoffman's historical novel about the Siege of Masada the miniseries focuses on ... The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman Reviews Discussion ... The Dovekeepers has 52279 ratings and 6936 reviews. Kim said: There are many reasons why I wouldnt like this book:1. I hate feeling dumb.2. Its s... The Dovekeepers - Reading Guide - Book Club Discussion ... The Dovekeepers Alice Hoffman 2011 Scribner 512 pp. ISBN-13: 9781501103711. Summary The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffmans most ambitious and mesmerizing novel a tour ... The Dovekeepers - Jewish Book Council Its not easy to make characters living in 70 C.E. fighting the Romans on Masada breathe on the page but Alice Hoffmans masterpiece succeeds. Two women and ... The Dovekeepers - By Alice Hoffman - Book Review Alice Hoffmans novel reimagines the first-century siege through the eyes of women. The Dovekeepers - Synopsis - Alice Hoffman Over five years in the writing The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffmans most ambitious and mesmerizing novel a tour de force of imagination and research set in ancient ... The Library Corporation - LS2 PAC Log in with either your Library Card Number or EZ Login. Library ID or EZ Username PIN or EZ Password. Remember Me Cote De Pablo New Show: 'The Dovekeepers' Cast Poses ... Cote De Pablo New Show: 'The Dovekeepers' Cast Poses Together in New PHOTO On Set & Actress Shows Off New Look. Diego Boneta who will play a character ...
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