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  <body>Pretty engrossing...interesting narrative structure.</body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a very interesting narrative structure, with 6 different narratives, 5 historical creating or re-telling the story of the Sarajevo Haggadah, and 1 present day fictional narrative of the conservator who is brought in to analyze and preserve it.  It is unfortunate that this last narrative is by far the weakest of the bunch - she starts off an interesting character, but the narrative takes a couple ridiculous turns that are less than believable and more importantly, not very interesting.  Personally I would have preferred the author focus on Hanna's relationship with her mother rather than trying to fabricate a espionage thread (the story of the haggadah already has plenty of adventure built into it!) and a romantic thread (blech).  <br/><br/>Nevertheless, it is worth reading for the story of the Haggadah itself, which is a fascinating one, both real and imagined.  ]]></body>
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