A review by anniecase45
The Chosen by Chaim Potok

4.0

I read this book in high school and remember really liking it, but it's amazing to return to it 20 years later and find new meaning and interest. Potok's writing style is simple and straightforward, but the slow build to its heartbreaking reveal is expertly crafted. Its setting is specific, but its themes are universal and in conveying this common ground, Potok's work also serves as a call for compassion and understanding among people of different points of view. It is a powerful book and a modern-day classic.