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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
Couple of high school kids discuss religious philosophy and psychology with each other and their dads. It's less exciting than it sounds.
hopeful
inspiring
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
she was forever teasing danny and me and referrring to us as david and jonathan.reb potok…!! <3
I was blown away by this novel. Potok has such a gift for taking complex ideas and making them very accessible. I also loved learning about the Jewish culture through the novel.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This felt like a fantasy novel in the sense that it pulls you into a world that doesn’t exist, except that it does. There are dusty books, there is exciting scholarly and athletic competition between gifted pupils with strange wardrobes, and there is push-and-pull fireworks between science/religion and mind/soul. But yet, there is no need for a portal closet or a mirrored map of Europe with a cute genre name, because all this magic is the actual human experience of a small Hasidic community in Brooklyn. Wizardry.
I believe this is the 3rd read of this book. It is simply wonderful. A book about two fathers and their sons, coming of age in the 40s. What I wouldn't give to have the Jewish education, the burning desire to learn. Alas, I believe with my heart and soul in Jesus.
dark
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Truly one of the best books ever written.