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Some time or other I read this book. Not sure when but I started it again and made the realization. While I recall liking the book at the time, I did not feel it was worth the second read. Believe this must have been before I was so obsessed with documenting on Goodreads.
Jan 06, 2009
Kris Springer
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What a fascinating historical novel. Brooks is a master at creating interesting characters in stress, working to figure out how to survive and keep their sense of self and moral bearings. This book focuses on the history of a Jewish religious text, called the Sarajevo Hagaddah. I don't think it's a real book but is based on other famous Jewish texts. The protagonist, Hannah Heath, is an Australian book conservator who works with the book and finds clues in its pages about where it could have bee
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I was a little disappointed by this book, but only because I expected great things. The story was interesting and the research very good, but I wanted more insight than what was given. Although there was action there seemed to be missing suspense, or that something that just keeps you stuck in the story.
great story line with lots of twists and turns. Lots of little stories interwoven with smooth transitions. interesting charachters, the main female is australian. again, fiction is not my favorite but anyone who loves books in general will enjoy this story about a loved/hated book, and lovers of books!
Not fabulous, but interesting and intelligent. Some reviewers have dissed this book because of its (in their opinion) unlikeable protagonist and her unlikeable mother - among other reasons - and have said it would have been a better effort if Brooks had simply stuck to the history of the Sarajevo haggadah, about which this book is written. I really liked the contemporary tie-in. It made the story of the book more accessible to me than simply reading history. Anyway, an interesting book that I th
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I love historical fiction. Learning about places in a creative way. I love books so a book about a book....😍
I actually listened to the audiobook (I simply couldn’t wait to read it but had to rush to finish a knitted gift), and I will say that the narrator, Edwina Wren, is absolutely phenomenal.
Enjoyed this book. Very interesting topic. Great Pick Kathy!
I liked reading the current story and how it related to the back story of how it came around full circle. Would recommend.
Read this for book club. Interesting to see how the author wove the whole story together.
Really enjoyed this book, and it was my first Brooks novel. I especially found the stories set back in various places/times fascinating. The book felt more one of short stories with an overarching narrative that tied them all together very nicely. If you are a historical fiction fan this is the book for you.
Shrug. Great concept. But I really did not like the main character-and she's the thread that binds all the stories together. I actually loved all the back stories and wish Brooks had spent more time on them instead of on Hanna. Still, interesting and worth the read.
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