GeekChick's review
The History of Love: A Novel by Nicole Krauss
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For the most part, I found this book very intriguing. I could tell right away that it was going to take initially separate storylines and weave them together, much as Tolstoy did in War and Peace.
And yes, Krauss did this. And yes, I enjoyed getting to know the characters. But. SPOILER ALERT!!!!!
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I did not like the loose ends that were left at the end. Like, who exactly was Zvi? And who was the "Jacob Marcus" who requested that Alma's mother translate the book? I fully expected these questions to be answered -- and I had some theories on what those answers would be -- so to have only part of the story wrapped up left me ending the book on a drab note.
If these two characters had been reconciled in as much detail as the others, it would have been a FABULOUS fun read. If you aren't as picky about that stuff as I am, you will love it.
And yes, Krauss did this. And yes, I enjoyed getting to know the characters. But. SPOILER ALERT!!!!!
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I did not like the loose ends that were left at the end. Like, who exactly was Zvi? And who was the "Jacob Marcus" who requested that Alma's mother translate the book? I fully expected these questions to be answered -- and I had some theories on what those answers would be -- so to have only part of the story wrapped up left me ending the book on a drab note.
If these two characters had been reconciled in as much detail as the others, it would have been a FABULOUS fun read. If you aren't as picky about that stuff as I am, you will love it.
Right on -- I totally agree about the point on Jacob Marcus. Who the freak WAS that guy?!
I thought it was going to turn out to be Bruno. But then I thought maybe Zvi was Bruno. But if so, then that still leaves Jacob Marcus as either a completely random person -- unlikely, given that his name was the same as a character in one of the books!
