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People of the Book
People of the Book | Geraldine Brooks
As meticulously researched as all of Brooks' previous work, People of the Book is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survival. When Hanna Heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her Sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript that has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of war-torn Sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetime. A renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to Bosnia to start work on restoring the Sarajevo Haggadah - a Jewish prayer book - to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survival. But the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock Hanna's orderly life, including her encounter with Ozren Karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the book. As meticulously researched as all of Brooks' previous work, People of the Book is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survival. Shortlisted for the 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year. 'an imaginative tour de force' Good Weekend 'intelligent, thoughtful, gracefully written and original' Washington Post 'a fearless and engaging writer' Courier-Mail
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mjtwo
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12-6 Oct 24 (audiobook)
Brooks tells the story of a priceless 15th century illuminated Jewish book and its travels from Spain to Sarajevo through many hands to reach an Australian rare book excerpt shortly after the Serbian War recounting a history of antisemitism.
I enjoyed the concept which seems to be a trial run for the more successful Horse, but the narrative was difficult to follow as the book is traced backward in time to its origins.

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bookandbedandtea
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I loved the story of the book & the various people who were involved in creating & caring for it through the ages but I wasn't thrilled w Hanna in the present day. Her examination of the book was interesting but her difficult relationship w her mom didn't feel like it added anything to the story. Then, the entire last 1/4 was pretty annoying, I'll rant a bit in a spoiler comment. But I learned a lot & the history was fascinating so it's a pick.

bookandbedandtea The book being swapped out for a forgery, then discovered a couple years later, brought to Hanna in Australia for her to smuggle it back to the museum in Sarajevo felt completely ridiculous. The people who smuggled it to her knew what they were doing and could have more easily returned it to the museum without involving her. 🙄 The whole episode felt unnecessary and over the top. 2mo
Ruthiella I thought the entire present day plot line was unnecessary. Place Hanna in Sarajevo for the framing, fine. But the rest was not as interesting as the story of the book‘s history. 2mo
bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella I totally agree! It's like we had two stories: Hanna's rather uninteresting life (other than the massive amount of travel she did!) and the utterly fascinating stories around the book. I could have done with way less Hanna and more book. Still, the book part was good enough for me to call this a pick. 2mo
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The MC has gone from her home in Sydney to Sarajevo to Vienna to Boston to London…so far. But the book in question lives In Sarajevo. #WhereAreYouMonday @Cupcake12

Ruthiella I‘ve read this book. It‘s going to take you to quite a few places! 2mo
bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella Yes! The flashbacks have added Venice and somewhere in Spain. 2mo
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HettyG
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I enjoyed this novel immensely, books by this author are always such learning experiences for me, which I always appreciate.

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Erin.Elizabeth10
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“I wanted to give a sense of the people of the book, the different hands that had made it, used it, protected it.” We follow a rare book expert who is uncovering the history of an old book. In each chapter, she discovers something in the book, like a hair, an insect wing, a wine stain, etc. In the following chapter you read the backstory of how it got there. 🔽

Erin.Elizabeth10 I had a hard time keeping track of all the stories, and there wasn‘t a strong thing to keep my attention other than, “what‘s the history of this book?” 10mo
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Bookish.SAM
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Late to the game on this one, it‘s been on my TBR forever.
I LOVED it!
Brought me back to the ‘Library at Night‘ immersive experience where the Sarajevo Library was one of the featured libraries.
This beautifully highlights the importance of libraries as cultural institutions and the librarians out there that care deeply about their role in protecting these spaces.
❤️📚

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JacintaMCarter
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#2023Book62
I love the way the writer took the main plot and kept branching off into seemingly unrelated flashbacks and side plots. I knew they would eventually have to come together, but the way everything finally led back into the main plot was incredibly well done.

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DGRachel
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This is an #unpopularopinion, I know, and it is a reflection of my preferences, not the quality of the book itself. The concept is fascinating-the history of an ancient religious text seen through the eyes of the people, predominantly women, who handled it through the centuries. It‘s well written, but the audiobook narration is jaw-clenchingly awful and I HATED Hanna, the manuscript conservator (⬇️)

DGRachel Since it is her work with the Haggadah that unearths the little items that opens the doors to the history of the other women, the reader is subjected to a chapter filled with her life drama in between each of the historical chapters. My other issue, and truly this is just a preference, is that I typically avoid Literary Fiction. It‘s a genre that I rarely enjoy since it is so often filled (⬇️) 2y
DGRachel with misery. This is no exception. It‘s an emotionally heavy book. I wanted to bail almost the entire time I was reading but I promised a friend I would finish. There‘s a rape scene that was almost my breaking point. I can see why this book is so loved. It just wasn‘t for me. 2y
Graywacke @DGRachel it‘s not universally loved ☺️ (I‘m not a fan) 2y
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CarolynM It‘s not something that has ever appealed to me and judging by your review I think I‘ve been right to avoid it. Thanks for the validation🙂 (edited) 2y
slategreyskies Thanks for your review. I think I‘ll give this one a pass. 2y
Suet624 I am reading this and struggling to get through it. 🫤 1y
DGRachel @Suet624 I highly recommend bailing or skipping the present day chapters. 1y
Suet624 @DGRachel I think you just essentially gave me the permission I need to bail. I have only bailed on a book a very few times. But I think I‘ll do that now. Thank you! 1y
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jen_the_scribe
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I think my rating is more the result of a me problem and not a problem with the story. The narrator was fantastic and the descriptions and prose were wonderful. The historical elements were interesting, and I like how the artifacts found within the ancient codex connected all these separate stories and characters. But it was also extremely depressing, so full of misery and tragedy (which I guess is historically accurate) (cont. in comments)

jen_the_scribe I just needed more soft moments between the characters. But I guess life would be like that in the midst of war/religious persecution. I also struggled a bit with the main character seeming to only have the purpose of tying all the stories together and connecting all the characters. Her individual story felt lacking. I think I may have enjoyed this more if I had actually read it instead of listening to it, it was kind of complex to listen to. 2y
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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
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This was one of those books I read with no idea who the author is - do other people do that? 🤔 I only realised at the end that I've read a book by her - Nine Parts of Desire.

I absolutely loved this and it just spoke to my little comparative religion-loving heart.

TW: rape (not too graphic) and torture (had to skip pages). Weak-stomached the author is not.

I loved the exquisite detail and different eras covered. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

CoffeeK8 I loved this book so much, what a wonderful writer 2y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook @CoffeeK8 definitely. I want to read the book that won her the Pulitzer 2y
Susanita This is one of my favorites and one that I often recommend. I especially enjoyed the audiobook. 2y
BarbaraJean Oh, this was SO good! Even though so much of it was hard to read. Religious persecution is really difficult for me to read about. I also really want to read Year of Wonders by this author, but I don‘t know if it‘s still too pandemic-adjacent for me! 2y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook @BarbaraJean I put Year of Wonders on my Scribd list but I'll have to see when I'm ready for it. 2y
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BarbaraJean
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This was excellent. I‘ve been hearing resounding praise of Brooks for years. I‘m glad my August #BookSpin prompted me to finally pick this off the TBR shelf. It traces the journey of an illuminated manuscript back in time, interweaving the story of the expert called upon to restore the book in 1996 Sarajevo. There was so much fascinating history here—I loved the glimpses of each era and the people whose (often-harsh) lives the narrative explores.

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jen_the_scribe
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My next listen is historical fiction 😊

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BarbaraJean
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Can I just say how much I love it when I go to start a new book and realize I have the perfect book-to-bookmark pairing? 😍

Ruthiella I love it when that happens too! 😃 2y
Saknicole I have the same bookmark! 2y
BarbaraJean @Ruthiella It good to know other people share this bookmark quirk! 😆 @Saknicole It's so pretty! I received it in a Litsy swap a few years ago! 2y
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Cinfhen
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#AlphabetGame I couldn‘t pick just one… I LOVE both of these books SO MUCH!!!

kspenmoll Two fabulous choices!! 2y
Cinfhen Thanks @kspenmoll Both books are on my Top 5 of All Time Favorites 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
Centique People of the Book is amazing. And I was transported by Poisonwood Bible - read it in my early 20s - but I also felt so troubled and stressed out by it that it‘s hard to rank it! 2y
Cinfhen For some reason I avoided the Kingsolver when it first came out @Centique and then a few years back I did a markup travel book on Litsy with the wonderful @sisilia and this was one of the books!!! Another was this one which I also LOVED 2y
Centique The Elegance of the Hedgehog is on my list for this year. It‘s been in my TBR for so so long. Looking forward to it! 2y
Cinfhen Ohhhhh, you‘re gonna LOVE IT @Centique 💕💕💕 2y
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Susanita
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Especially enjoyable as an audiobook. #alphabetgame #letter

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Lauren890
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 This was my first Geraldine Brooks novel and I was pretty blown away. I read this because she‘ll be at the National Book Festival (so excited!!). The topic didn‘t sound too interesting - the description is rather vague. I was so pleasantly surprised and I‘m very interested in reading something else from her.

Sapphire One of my favorite authors. Saw her in Savannah at the book festival a few years ago and she is fascinating. Enjoy! 2y
lauraisntwilder I loved this one! 2y
Lauren890 @Sapphire That‘s great to hear! I‘m so excited and hope to grab another book of hers soon! 2y
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Lauren890 @lauraisntwilder I just happened to find this in a little free library. So glad I gave it a chance! 2y
Sapphire Year of Wonders (about the plague) and the secret chord are some of my favorites of hers. 2y
Lauren890 @Sapphire Thank you for the suggestions- I wasn‘t sure where to go next! 2y
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BarbaraJean
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I‘m excited about this month‘s #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin picks—I got one selection from each half of my list: one specific book, and one shelf to pick from as the mood strikes. People of the Book is my BookSpin pick, and the DoubleSpin landed on this shelf of fiction choices. There are certainly some chunksters on this shelf, and I probably won‘t end up going for Count of Monte Cristo, but I have a lot of great options!

SilversReviews This was a good one!! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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kspenmoll
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I feel I cannot do justice to this book in words.Gut wrenching,page turning,exhilarating,devastating-I could go on & on.So much history through people & the effect an ancient illustrated Jewish codex had on their lives, misfortunes, & fortunes.Hanna,a rare book restorer, follows up on clues within its pages:hair,wine stains,salt crystals,a feather,& a rose, in hopes of unlocking the book‘s journey through time.Each epoch stimulated all my senses.

Readergrrl I have this book in my TBR library. I must move it up on my list!!! 2y
kspenmoll @Readergrrl You should; I was enthralled! 2y
jlhammar Yes! Great book. I am hoping to start her newest soon. Can't wait! 2y
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kspenmoll
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More reviews to catch up on,but I will not get to them today.
People of the Book⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
All the Ways We Said Goodbye⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Heron‘s Cry⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bloomsbury Girls⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Dictionary of Lost Words: between a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ & a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

thereadingpal Added People of The Book to my stack. It seems really interesting 2y
MicheleinPhilly You‘ve had a good run of good reads! 2y
kspenmoll @MicheleinPhilly I know; totally unplanned except for one buddy read. 2y
kspenmoll @thereadingpal I loved it! Hope you do as well. 2y
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kspenmoll
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Started this tonight. Brings me back in time to the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War(1992-95). Judy Collins wrote and sang this haunting song:

https://youtu.be/46ss5p3KSps

EvieBee What a lovely photo! I have yet to read this one but it‘s on my list. 3y
Susanita Beautiful song. This is one of my favorite books! 3y
Tamra Such a cozy setting! 3y
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jlhammar Great book! Looks like a perfect reading spot. 3y
Librarybelle Such a great book! 3y
merelybookish Great read! 3y
Hooked_on_books I love a cozy porch photo! 3y
kspenmoll @EvieBee @Hooked_on_books @merelybookish @Librarybelle @jlhammar @Tamra @Susanita @EvieBee Thank you all for your comments on my favorite summer reading spot, my porch. Glad to hear all the accolades about the book! @Susanita it is a haunting song.💕💕 3y
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suvata
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People of the Book is a historical fiction novel about a book conservator named Dr. Hanna Heath and her intensive research on the history of the famous Sarajevo Haggadah. The book is an imagined history following the real clues found in the manuscript, and the novel jumps back and forth between Hanna‘s findings and historical events that brought the book to its current home in the National Museum in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

SarahBookInterrupted Great book. 3y
Suet624 It‘s been sitting on my shelf for years. I have to get to it. 3y
Susanita One of my all time favorites! 3y
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Auntynanny
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This novel tells the story of a Jewish prayer book from the middle ages, and all the people and places it touched over the centuries.

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dainarmb
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⭐FULL REVIEW UP ON MY GOODREADS, BUT IN ESSENCE-
*insert Amy Santiago voice here* YA BORING.

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dainarmb
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This is the reading challenge for my online book club, and People of the Book fulfills #15! These prompts seem complicated but I like the challenge of finding books already on my shelves that fit 😅🤷🏽‍♀️

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dainarmb
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This book has an interesting concept and a beautiful cover, but it's very slow-going. Maybe because the protagonist isn't particularly likable? 🤔🤷🏽‍♀️ #currentlyreading

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dainarmb
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My job interview today went well so I'm sitting here thinking positive thoughts. After yesterday's disgusting EVERYTHING, I'm celebrating this personal win!

Happy to be playing #BookSpinBingo with @TheAromaofBooks to help me complete #MountTBR. Let's goooo! 🎉

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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dainarmb
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Struggling to form a mental image of this dark and pale protagonist... 🤨

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Librarybelle
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Thanks for the tag, @Eggs !

The tagged book is the first I read by Brooks, and I was thoroughly captivated. Her writing is so beautiful, and I felt it lent so well to this inspiring tale of one book‘s journey through the years and the people it touched. Thinking about this makes me want to reread it!

1. Definitely anything to do with a face mask - “please put up your face mask” is often said at the library

2. My cats - always
#ThankfulThursday

Eggs This is on my Mt. TBR!! 4y
Cosmos_Moon_River Ooo! Sounds like a cool read 📖 and all the mask references would make no sense in 2019. We‘re really in a different world. 4y
Centique I loved this book too! 4y
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Ruthiella
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#ThankfulThursday

1. “Regulations vary by county but masks are worn in retail spaces.” 😯

2. My paycheck! 😬

Thanks for the tag @Eggs ! 😀

Tagging @Arvena @BookNAround @JessClark78 @zezeki If you are so inclined. 😊

zezeki Thanks for the tag! 4y
Ruthiella @zezeki You are welcome! 😀 4y
Cosmos_Moon_River Hmm... I‘d wonder what kind of masks. Hopefully Halloween 🎃 that would be fun! 4y
Ruthiella @Cosmos_Moon I saw a woman at Petco in June 2020 wearing a Transformer Halloween mask... 😟 Maybe that was the best she could muster? 4y
Cosmos_Moon_River That is amazing, actually! 4y
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Cortg
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Happy Anniversary and CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS on your milestone!
*My favorite book so far this year is the tagged book, People of the Book.
*I have 2 books I‘m most looking forward to reading in the 2nd half of 2020 1.Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and 2. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving @squirrelbrain #nutsaboutbooks

squirrelbrain The tagged book sounds great -I‘ve read Year of Wonders by the same author and loved it so I‘m stacking this one. You‘re in for a treat with Rebecca! Thanks for playing! 4y
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Susanita
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Day 5 of #7books7days

Fabulous audiobook

Butterfinger Loved this book. 5y
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GatheringBooks
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#AcrossApril Day 8: The endpapers pictorially depict “The Global Journey of the Sarajevo Haggadah.” This book is inspired by the true story of the Jewish holy book, Haggadah, a famously-illuminated codex read aloud by the Jewish people during #Passover. The author learned about its disappearance, its incalculable value, and the fact that it was saved by a Muslim librarian from being destroyed during the war. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-gs5

Eggs Love the map/illustrations 👏🏻🤗 5y
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Cortg
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My January wrap up! January is always my biggest reading month of the year. Lots of great books but the tagged one was my favorite.

megnews I love that one too! 5y
Cortg @megnews I‘ve recommended to several people for this month‘s reading challenge at work “read a book suggested my a librarian!” 5y
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Cortg
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I loved this one! It‘s the story of an Australian book expert who is offered a job to analyze and conserve the Sarajevo Haggadah. As she examines and makes repairs, she finds traces of the book‘s history. Each clue she finds sends the reader back in time to uncover the life and mystery of this extraordinary book.

Itchyfeetreader I love this one - I have done a few re reads before now and it‘s fab 5y
Cortg @Itchyfeetreader I don‘t usually reread books but after finishing this I immediately thought a reread will happen in the future! 5y
Susanita The audiobook is fantastic! 5y
Cortg @Susanita I listened to part of it and read part of it since I was in a time crunch for book club. The narrator did an excellent job with the accents but I personally had a hard time when the book has breaking points and I didn‘t seem to catch them as easily on audio. Both formats were great! 5y
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Cortg
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Happy New Year! I‘m “chaperoning” my daughter and her theater friends at the house which means I‘m reading and they‘re singing their hearts out into the new year/decade!

Redwritinghood Happy New Year! 5y
Cortg @Redwritinghood Happy New Year to you! 5y
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Cortg
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Off to an excellent start!

Crazeedi Good book 5y
Lynnsoprano That‘s one I want to read. 5y
Crazeedi @Lynnsoprano you'll enjoy it 5y
Susanita One of my all time favorites! 5y
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Cortg
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I‘m starting this today! Book club is in exactly ONE week and I really hope I finish in time 🤞🏼 I also have the audio downloaded on my phone for drives, errands, cleaning etc!

rockpools Really enjoyed this one! 5y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders Fantastic in audio! I loved this book! 5y
Librarybelle This was such a good book...hope you enjoy! 5y
Cortg @RachelO @Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Librarybelle Yay! Now I‘m super e cited about this book 😀 5y
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tessavi
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#Day7 #7Days7Covers #CoverLove

If you fancy playing along all you have to do is post a picture of a book cover you love with no explanation.

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Johanna414
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Ready for another day in my dad‘s antique store... not so secretly hoping it‘s slow so I don‘t get too many interruptions from my books 😂

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Johanna414
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I took the kids to daycare today so I could get some cleaning done. And then I crawled back into bed with this month‘s book club title and a new crochet project... I almost feel guilty as I look around at all the piles of laundry that need to be put away 😂

Lynnsoprano This has been on my TBR for a while now. Thanks for the reminder about it. 5y
Johanna414 @Lynnsoprano my mom has been bugging me to read it for years, so I‘m glad for the excuse to finally pick it up. 120 pages in and it‘s fantastic! 5y
Crazeedi Great book! 5y
Crazeedi @Lynnsoprano you will enjoy 5y
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Butterfinger
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Intertwined themes of cultures impacting each other, of the present interpreting he past, of the past dictating the future. A sacred Hebrew book, created by a 15 c Muslim slave, survives the Diaspora, the Inquisition, and wars. Muslims, Christians, and Jews all have cared for this art piece, protecting it with their lives. Brooks has taken minute details such as a wine stain to create the most amazing stories. The 1 negative - I CAN'T SEE THE MAP.

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Butterfinger
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"It was here to test us, to see if there were people who could see that what united us was more than what divided us. That to be a human being matters more than to be a Jew or a Muslim, Catholic or Orthodox."

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Butterfinger
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"I'm a bookworm; not a diplomat, not a spook. And certainly not some kind of commando Ms. Fix-It for Israel."

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"For her, my double-honors degrees in chemistry and ancient Near Eastern languages might as well have been a used Kleenex."

I love this book. My daughter wanted to be a paleontologist since 4th grade. Until this year, when she had honors chemistry. I think I finally found a career that I could live precariously through her. Ancient book restoration. How cool!!!!

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Butterfinger
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Can't wait to start. Reminds me of The Weight of Ink which I enjoyed.

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candority
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I need your help!

I‘m currently writing a paper about readers‘ advisory in libraries, and part of the paper is to provide suggestions (both fiction & nonfiction) for someone who loved this book. We‘re allowed to use any resource to answer this question, so in addition to research, I wanted to ask my book family!

For those of you who have read it, what did you like about it? Have you read anything similar to it? What would you recommend?

tjwill Have you ever used whatshouldireadnext.com? You type in a title or author, and it gives suggestions! 5y
candority Thanks @tjwill! I‘ll check it out! I‘ve looked at Novelist, which offers readalikes as well 😊 5y
tjwill @candority You‘re welcome! Sorry I haven‘t read the book, so I can‘t help on that front. 5y
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Susanita I loved this book. It probably helped that I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did a fantastic job with all the accents. I loved the story too though, especially the way she put it together. There‘s also a nice quote about tolerant and intolerant societies that I just adore. 5y
CoffeeK8 I loved this book but I‘m not sure of a readalike. Maybe this one 5y
candority That‘s quite alright @tjwill, all suggestions are helpful! 5y
candority @Susanita It does sound like a great book! I‘ll have to read it once I‘m done this assignment. 5y
candority Thank you @CoffeeK8, I‘ll check it out! 5y
silentrequiem I haven't read this but I immediately thought of 5y
Branwen I love this book SO MUCH! It's actually the book that inspired me to focus on archiving in my MLIS degree! 😍 📚 It might be a bit of a stretch, but I always think of The Sixteen Pleasures by Robert Hellenga when I think of this book. The stories are completely different, but both have the themes of ancient/rare book conservation! I hope that helps! 💕 5y
candority @Branwen Wow, that‘s quite the endorsement! Now I definitely need to read this book! 😊 I‘ll check out The Sixteen Pleasures! Thank you so much! 5y
emtobiasz This one has a similar narrative structure, following a piece of art across owners and centuries: 5y
candority @emtobiasz That‘s great, thank you! 5y
Butterfinger I'm starting this book today and decided to see what others thought before I started. How convenient that I saw your post. I'm reading it for Around the World Challenge (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The blurb reminds me of Rachel Kadish's The Weight of Ink. Highly recommend. Hebrew papers found in London and the researchers discovered they were written by a woman who corresponded with a scholar who had been ostracized for radicalism. 5y
candority @Butterfinger What an awesome coincidence! Thank you for your suggestion. I‘ve added it to my list 😊 I hope you end up enjoying this one! 5y
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People of the Book | Geraldine Brooks
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This book provides a refreshing perspective as it takes you through the history of the Haggadah. I was hooked!

megnews ❤️ this 5y
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