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The Chosen
by Chaim Potok
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I first read The Chosen in undergrad. I say "read," but, realistically, I barely had time to skim it before it was due for class discussion. As I flipped through to glean what I could, I remember thinking: Wow, I should revisit this once the semester is done.
I didn't. Until this year, when it was picked up by one of my bookclubs, and I was more than happy to make a longer visit with Reuven and Danny and their world(s).
I can't believe it took me this long.
The Chosen is a stunning achievement, a loving and haunting look at the lives of two boys, their fathers, and divided sects of orthodox Judaism during the war years and beyond. Potok's writing is so lovely, so insightful, and so believable—human, in the most redemptive sense of the word—and the saga he creates for his readers is absolutely engrossing. I haven't stopped thinking about The Chosen, and I doubt I ever will.
I didn't. Until this year, when it was picked up by one of my bookclubs, and I was more than happy to make a longer visit with Reuven and Danny and their world(s).
I can't believe it took me this long.
The Chosen is a stunning achievement, a loving and haunting look at the lives of two boys, their fathers, and divided sects of orthodox Judaism during the war years and beyond. Potok's writing is so lovely, so insightful, and so believable—human, in the most redemptive sense of the word—and the saga he creates for his readers is absolutely engrossing. I haven't stopped thinking about The Chosen, and I doubt I ever will.