false 187181 32 Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom, or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, their friendship, and the chaotic times in which they live. Though on the surface it explores religious faith--the intellectually committed as well as the passionately observant--the struggles addressed in <i>The Chosen</i> are familiar to families of all faiths and in all nations. <br><br> In 1940s Brooklyn, New York, an accident throws Reuven Malther and Danny Saunders together. Despite their differences (Reuven is a Modern Orthodox Jew with an intellectual, Zionist father; Danny is the brilliant son and rightful heir to a Hasidic rebbe), the young men form a deep, if unlikely, friendship. Together they negotiate adolescence, family conflicts, the crisis of faith engendered when Holocaust stories begin to emerge in the U.S., loss, love, and the journey to adulthood. The intellectual and spiritual clashes between fathers, between each son and his own father, and between the two young men, provide a unique backdrop for this exploration of fathers, sons, faith, loyalty, and, ultimately, the power of love. (This is not a conventional children's book, although it will move any wise child age 12 or older, and often appears on summer reading lists for high school students.) 1336083 book 1967 The Chosen total:12332|5:4463|4:4816|3:2363|2:524|1:166| 12332 49882 14622 1141 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 1 5 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Aug 14 21:53:26 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 21:57:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 5 3 false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 21:53:48 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 12:30:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1071977 0671136747 9780671136741 31 8 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1206458118m/1071977.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1071977.The_Chosen 5 4 false Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 21:35:29 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 22:20:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 4 3 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Oct 18 13:08:06 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 16 16:17:40 -0800 2007
Like My N...more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 5 3 false Thu Nov 01 10:45:44 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 01 10:51:19 -0700 2007
However, some peop...more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 5 6 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 06:40:52 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 06:49:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 4 4 false Fri Jun 06 00:49:13 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 12:14:11 -0700 2008 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 5 2 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 23:10:10 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 23:11:47 -0700 2007
I loved this book. I read the Asher Lev books in high school and loved them, but this was great in a whole different way. Explicit (although not too 'in your face') theme ...more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 5 2 false Fri Jul 11 13:18:19 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 13:24:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 4 3 false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 28 07:58:10 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 16:59:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 4 1 false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 22 05:26:38 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 16:48:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 4 1 false Tue Oct 14 20:17:32 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 20:18:01 -0700 2008
Danny Saunders got the package deal when he made the acquaintance of Reuven Malter. Theirs is a Jonathan and David friendship, the two-bodies-with-one-soul type of friend...more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 4 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 04 20:39:45 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 20:41:15 -0800 2008
I'm fascinated by the writing in this book. It's compassio...more...]]> 1071977 0671136747 9780671136741 31 8 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1206458118m/1071977.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1071977.The_Chosen 5 1 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Tue Mar 25 08:25:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 07:24:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 1 1 false Sun Mar 23 12:38:43 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 08:28:26 -0700 2008
You're dead. But since you believe in an afterlife, I feel okay writing to you anyway.

Despite being a finalist for the National Book Award, written about lovingly by critics, lauded across the country and even transferred to the stage, your novel The Chosen is ...more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 4 1 true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 13:18:05 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 20:31:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 4 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 20 12:01:13 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 24 13:20:04 -0700 2008
Rather than allowing feelings of hatred & difference to make enemies out of two teenage boys, they choose the harder path of forgiveness and love and in return find an amazing friendship that is strengthened through difficulty and conflict.

My Review

I had ...more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Dec 04 21:10:42 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 21:17:00 -0800 2008 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 5 1 false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 17:42:15 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 13:01:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 187181 0449213447 9780449213445 11840 1079 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172537781m/187181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187181.The_Chosen 5 1 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 31 08:04:58 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 08:54:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7090577