Reading Genesis is a retelling of the stories in the book of Genesis, with Robinson's astute, gracious and sometimes sly commentary. Marilynne Robinson (Wikimedia Commons/Christian Scott Heinen Bell) ...

The message in Genesis is that God created every sentient being, He saw that they were good, and He gave them greens for sustenance," PETA says in the details of the book's listing in its online shop.

The author of Genesis isn’t just trying to tell a good story, he’s trying to record how these people actually lived, and that’s one of the reasons Genesis turns out to be an excellent book.