Patti's review
People of the Book: A Novel
by Geraldine Brooks
Patti's review
People of the Book: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks
Patti's review
rating:
This book was fascinating to read and it expanded my horizons which is one of the things I treasure in a book. It did take some work to keep track of what was going on and when as it jumped back and forth. Brooks's story of the Sarajevo Haggadah's journey, both true and imagined, illustrates the power culture, art and literature have on people of the world. Some will give their lives to protect it while others are intent on destroying the culture of the "other", knowing what power it has.
"It would be something, to be back there, when the haggadah was still just some family's book, a thing to be used, before it became an exhibit locked up in a vitrine....."
"Oh, I don't know.....It's still doing what it was meant to do or it will be, as soon as it goes into the museum. It was made to teach, and it will continue to teach. And it might teach a lot more than just the Exodus story."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, from what you've told me, the ...more
"It would be something, to be back there, when the haggadah was still just some family's book, a thing to be used, before it became an exhibit locked up in a vitrine....."
"Oh, I don't know.....It's still doing what it was meant to do or it will be, as soon as it goes into the museum. It was made to teach, and it will continue to teach. And it might teach a lot more than just the Exodus story."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, from what you've told me, the ...more
