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Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 7 years ago
I seem to have inadvertently found myself on a theological reading streak. Like The Alchemist, this book was recommended to me by a friend (although more enthusiastically), and also like The Alchemist, I picked it up for reasons that ended up having nothing to do with the book. I thought The Chose...
Brenna M's Book Blog
Brenna M's Book Blog rated it 8 years ago
THE CHOSEN, 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Chiam Potok Hardcover, 416 pages Published November 1st 2016 by Simon & Schuster (first published 1967) ISBN13: 9781501142475 I have liked everything that I have read so far of Chaim Potok. The Chosen was the first I read, and I definitely enjoyed it again. Wha...
silverneurotic
silverneurotic rated it 11 years ago
I picked this book up at a library book fair. It is the now-classic story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother...
Flicker Reads
Flicker Reads rated it 11 years ago
Reread The Chosen, after a first read 27 years ago. It was good again, but not great. A strangely paced work. I can't remember such a lack of female characters in a long time. But the insight into the lives of Reuven and Danny makes it work.
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
Interesting and passed on to my mother to read. It's the story of a jeswish artist, the struggle he has between his art and his heritage and the difficult choices he has to make to keep his soul satisfied. I found it interesting but really didn't quite engage with the main character. Still echoes...
My only books were women's looks
My only books were women's looks rated it 12 years ago
I had to read this for school. I think in high school. But I remember liking it a lot.
rubya
rubya rated it 12 years ago
Hated it!
Traveling Through Pages
Traveling Through Pages rated it 12 years ago
I had to read this for my English class, so I was not excited about reading it in the first place, but it was not horrible. It was pretty easy to read and understand and it has some important messages, but it was just kind of boring and uninteresting to me.
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 13 years ago
A tedious season they awaitWho hears November at the gate- Alexander PushkinIntroduction: History brought together on the same soil two vigorous peoples, Russians and Jews, whose bitter destiny it was to be ruinously at each other's throats.Prologue: On a Thursday evening in the first week of Januar...
Katherine Reads
Katherine Reads rated it 13 years ago
I had to read this book for school and after reading a lot of books for school that I did not like, I didn't have high expectations for this one. It started off good, but I didn't have the urge to keep reading so it sat around for a while. I decided to read it all one day and well, it was the best b...
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