People of the Book in Around the World

Oct 31, 2016 Lilisa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, spain, austria, australia, bosnia-and-herzegovina, italy, 2016, around-the-world-2016-lilisa-s-chal, 2, all-time-favorites

Amazing! What a great read - I literally could not put People of the Book down. I was transported to the worlds of Sarajevo, Vienna, Venice, Tarragona and Seville as Geraldine Brooks mesmerizes us with a combination of mystery, science, history, culture and religion as she unfolds the fictionalized story behind the origins of the Sarajevo Haggadah, the rare and famous illuminated Hebrew manuscript. The Haggadah is real and is currently housed in the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in S ...more

10 likes · Like · see review

Oct 24, 2012 Barbarac rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, audio-book, europe

This book was entertaining enough to keep me listening for 10+ hours. This doesn't happen very often.
I won't go into the plot, which is thoroughly described in plenty of reviews, and I won't go into a deep discussion on the religious symbology of the book.
I wanted something to entertain me during my commute and workouts and I got it. I think the author did a great job with the research on the Hagaddah (a book of which I knew nothing of) and compared to other historical fiction I've read the cha ...more

4 likes · Like · see review

Apr 01, 2017 Ellen B rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

4.5 stars.

This book was so good: amusing, heartbreaking, infuriating by turns. I loved the multicultural aspects most, of course, and the characterization is pretty interesting.

1 like · Like · see review

Oct 16, 2023 Camille rated it really liked it

I appreciate what the author tried to do with the story though I didn’t love it, I often had a hard time caring about the other characters. Though it did add a richness and layering to the story of the Haggadah. I would give it 3.5 stars

Like · see review