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  • Fascinating Tale

    By msbcnj
    Such an intriguing weave of fact and fiction. The story takes the Sarajevo Haggadah and creates a beautiful tapestry of stories from it. An ecumenically inspired trip through history and the lives of those who helped bring the Haggadah to life.
  • Brooks is a master story teller and a brilliant author!

    By AWGOHF
    In our current time of ethnic and religious bigotry, this book tells the story of good human beings of all different cultures and faith doing the right thing. What’s wonderful about this book, it traces these good deeds from generation to generation to save an important manuscript. Maybe good will continue to beat evil. We can only hope.
  • Loved this book

    By warriorfaerie
    Intriguing story telling about the history of a book and the families who owned it and ones who protected it- I could not put it down! Great book for evening discussions about history- cultures and the humanness of us all.
  • People of the Book

    By Roclans
    Excellent read!
  • Fascinating

    By R2bbarnes
    So much to keep your mind occupied
  • People of the book

    By theadora25
    Excellent!
  • People of the book

    By Lapskunk
    This was an amazing read from start to finish. A completely believable journey through history long past, and history not so distant. I grabbed the book on a whim, after hearing a public radio show about a musical piece inspired by either this book, or the Sarajevo Haggadah itself.(I don't remember which). If you, like me, enjoy historical novels that mix a bit of fact in with well thought out fiction, this book will keep you interested and entertained, while testing your self discipline to not turn to the afterword to see what was really fact/fiction. The subplot of Hanna's personal life and family history played an important role for me, as it gave me an entirely different puzzle to think about, while also providing an "interesting something", maybe a respite from the heaviness of the main narrative here and there. Again, a great read that left me feeling happy that I lucked into it!
  • People of the Book

    By Red Licorice
    While this book might not be everyone's "cup of tea" it is an interesting, superbly written novel. The characters are richly drawn and the variety of settings transport the reader to other parts of our world in a believable manner. Engrossingly good read.
  • Awful narration

    By berkeleygsi
    This is a serviceable, if melodramatic and overwrought, imagining of the stories behind the creation and survival of the Sarajevo Haggadah. Unfortunately the tales are all but ruined by the book's poor narration; specifically the narrator's insistence on having the characters speak in accents that she can't pull off. Spanish, Venetian, Bosnian, and Austrian characters all speak in the same dire Transilvanian accent. Read the book instead.
  • A great weave

    By Sachimoto
    Although I wasn't drawn in right away it quickly became one of those "wow" books. It was just really well done. The way the author was able to go between the main narrator/character to the "real" stories of how the book came to be, was fantastic. At first I thought it was taking the easy way out by going back in time and highlighting different characters, but it really made for a dynamic and well done woven tale. I highly recommend this book!

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