I am so thrilled when a book comes along that captivates me from start to finish. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks is one of those books. Combining historical fiction with a touch of intellectual thriller, this proved to be the best book of 2008 thus far for me. The characters were beautifully created, their stories were personal, and it was easy to identify with so many things directly and indirectly when it comes to the love and emotions exhibited by these people. To follow The Sarajevo Haggadah both chronologically and reverse historically was, well, stimulating. If you haven't seen or heard of this gem, I'd suggest you seek it out and be captivated cover to cover as I was. This is one that will always be on my book shelf, to be read again and again.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
People of the Book
I am so thrilled when a book comes along that captivates me from start to finish. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks is one of those books. Combining historical fiction with a touch of intellectual thriller, this proved to be the best book of 2008 thus far for me. The characters were beautifully created, their stories were personal, and it was easy to identify with so many things directly and indirectly when it comes to the love and emotions exhibited by these people. To follow The Sarajevo Haggadah both chronologically and reverse historically was, well, stimulating. If you haven't seen or heard of this gem, I'd suggest you seek it out and be captivated cover to cover as I was. This is one that will always be on my book shelf, to be read again and again.
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