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kaitlin_dunford 's review for:
My Name Is Asher Lev
by Chaim Potok
It's hard to share my thoughts about this book, because there are so many. It was amazingly well-written, and the emotion was raw and honest. But I found it difficult to deal with the fact that Asher Lev broke every relationship and tie in his life for his art. The Rebbe was hoping that he would use his gift for the betterment of his society, and I hoped that he would find a way to do that as well. To find a balance between his family/society/culture and his art. It didn't work out that way, and I found a lot of his actions to be very selfish. Admittedly, I've never had a talent like that that was so all-consuming, but I tended to agree with his father when he said that only animals "can't help it." A man has a will. Asher Lev could have made different choices. He was so concerned with being "great" and "honest" that I think he was irresponsible.
But like I said, I'm not an artist of any kind and nor will I ever be. I just tend to feel that relationships are more important than anything else, and that Asher Lev could've found a balance if he'd wanted to.
But like I said, I'm not an artist of any kind and nor will I ever be. I just tend to feel that relationships are more important than anything else, and that Asher Lev could've found a balance if he'd wanted to.