Jennifer's review
People of the Book: A Novel
by Geraldine Brooks
Jennifer's review
People of the Book: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks
Jennifer's review
rating:
recommended for: history buffs, those interested in mystery
Having read "March" and "Year of Wonders", I was excited to start reading "People of the Book". Having enjoyed "March" immensely, I was disappointed to not connect with Hanna in "People". Having said that though, I did enjoy the book quite a bit. The puzzle that Brooks weaves from the restoration of the Sarejevo Haggadah was engrossing and it was difficult to put the book down once the history of the codex began to unfold.
Brooks creates the story from pieces of the book that Hanna finds as she restores the book and follows those pieces to find the history of the haggadah. Although, this is not necessarily an original way to tell the story as another reviewer notes, it works for this story. The Haggadah is hundreds of years old and very unique. Without a written history, how could anyone know the story of where, when, and what the book had been through in the volatile years that it had survived? I enjoyed the actual "people...more
Brooks creates the story from pieces of the book that Hanna finds as she restores the book and follows those pieces to find the history of the haggadah. Although, this is not necessarily an original way to tell the story as another reviewer notes, it works for this story. The Haggadah is hundreds of years old and very unique. Without a written history, how could anyone know the story of where, when, and what the book had been through in the volatile years that it had survived? I enjoyed the actual "people...more
