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eringraceh 's review for:
The Chosen
by Chaim Potok
I feel a little undecided about this book. I liked it, I really did. The immersion into Jewish-American culture was fascinating. So was the historical treatment of the struggles surrounding the time period in which this story is set. It was well researched and I really liked Reuvan. This work brought up some very interesting questions for me personally about parenting and the weight of the responsibility in raising a child. I'm nowhere near the time in my life when I have the possibility of having children, but I think it's never too early to think about such an important question: If you have children, how will you raise them? And: Outside of obvious forms of abuse, is there any wrong way to raise a kid? Is there any truly right or wrong answer to these questions? I don't know, but I'm grateful for this book because it made me think and it will continue to make me think for a long time.