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tessaays 's review for:
The Chosen
by Chaim Potok
I’ve been conflicted over this review for a while. I didn’t love the book at all but I can see how incredible it would have been in historical context. Parts of it were also hard to read given with the conflict going on in Gaza right now. And honestly I felt like major parts of it went over my head - the silent treatment never made sense to me, even after the big revelatory speech at the end.
On the positive side though - stunningly rendered characters, and a truly beautiful friendship as the driving heart of the story, which is hard to do well (and the author absolutely nails here). The writing does feel a bit dated but was a surprisingly easy read considering its age.
On the positive side though - stunningly rendered characters, and a truly beautiful friendship as the driving heart of the story, which is hard to do well (and the author absolutely nails here). The writing does feel a bit dated but was a surprisingly easy read considering its age.