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The Chosen

Chaim Potok

Start date: July 15, 2021

Finish date: August 15, 2021

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Sep 27, 2020 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: friendship, community, spirituality

Two boys. Reuven is an Orthodox Jew, and Danny is a Hasidic Jew. An intense baseball game leads to Danny hitting a ball directly at Reuven; Reuven's glasses break, and a piece of glass goes into his eye. The two boys become friends, despite their differences in belief and despite the differences in their fathers' parenting.

The Chosen, which I had never read before, was recommended to me by my brother as one of his favorite books, and I find it interesting that I, in turn, recommended to my brot ...more

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Sep 14, 2008 Katie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

My immediate reaction: makes me want to love everybody. A marvelous book. Talks about the kind of friendship we all want to have (Reuven & Danny). I am envious of Danny's memory and extraordinary intelligence. I feel more enlightened about Judaism now. A fascinating culture and religion. The characters were amazingly constructed, such subtlety. Beautiful, beautiful. ...more

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Jan 17, 2009 Erica rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2021

Re-read of a book I remember reading and loving in high school. Found it helpful to have recently watched the movie-series "Unorthordox" to help me understand in more depth the Hasidic tradition.
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