People of the Book: A Novel | Geraldine Brooks

People of the Book: A Novel | Geraldine Brooks | People of the Book

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	People of the Book: A Novel Geraldine Brooks Viking Adult, 2008 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 139 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

An excellent book

This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. The author uses the real Sarajevo Haggadah as starting point for a fascinating fictional account of how it was so beautifully illustrated, how it came to be written, and how it was taken from place to place all over Europe over many centuries, and weaves that all together with the personal life of the book conservator who becomes involved with the Haggadah. The totally unexpected ending is amazing!
I liked the book so much that I bought the quite expensive taped version for a visually handicapped friend.

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The book came sooner than I expected, and I loved every page of it. Thank you

A Beautiful, Exhilarating Book

This is a beautiful book, and I must admit that I burst into tears upon finishing it. It wasn't until I was an adult that I found out from my uncle that our family had been forced out of Spain in 1492. They went to Holland and then eventually made their way across Europe to what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire. While the memory of leaving Spain had stayed with the family, the Spanish family name had not. This book gave me a feel of what their life in Spain might have been like.

I disagree with other reviewers about the main character. I liked Hanna and thought the development of her character to be quite realistic.

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3.5 out of 5: Not high-brow but entertaining nonetheless

This isn't highbrow literature, but it is one of the more entertaining books I've read recently, particularly since I love reading about books and book history. This is the story of an old haggadah (a Jewish sacred test used at the Passover table). The narration alternates from the modern viewpoint of a book restorer to the various people over centuries who have helped the haggadah to survive. The love story contained within the modern narrative moves quicker than I expected and is trite and somewhat tacky. Fortunately, the parts of the story about book restoring are interesting, and the haggadah's history is interesting as well. I'm a bit ashamed to admit I couldn't put this down.

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