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A review by aranthe02
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk
4.0
The start and for most of the end, “The Books of Jacob” is truly amazing. The writing flows in and out and the layers of meaning give way to gentle, and not so gentle, lifts.
The middle though, does not have the same flow. It’s equally layered as it tells the story of a messiah, a cult, and how leaders breaking every morality, law and taboo can still be seen as holy. She shows how power corrupts. Mostly she shows humanity’s search for meaning.
The middle though, does not have the same flow. It’s equally layered as it tells the story of a messiah, a cult, and how leaders breaking every morality, law and taboo can still be seen as holy. She shows how power corrupts. Mostly she shows humanity’s search for meaning.