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Review Date: 1/25/2012
good easy reading with a knitting theme
Review Date: 1/6/2019
I love the Harry the Dog stories and knitting. This story combines both in a funny episode.
Review Date: 4/13/2016
Sarah's Key is an excellent story of how the lives of two families become intertwined after one of the characters, a journalist in present day, is assigned to write a magazine article for the 60th anniversary of the Jewish roundup in German-occupied Paris in 1942 known as Vel' d'Hiv.' Tatiana de Rosnay uses a clever text structure that alternates between Sarah and her Jewish family in 1942 and the journalist's present-day experiences while she researches and writes about the event. The horrors of the mistreatment of the Jewish families were difficult for me to read because of their emotional impact so returning to the present-day story for a chapter allowed me to take a breath before returning to Sarah's harrowing tale. The book is extremely well written and was especially timely as I was reading it while in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where Anne Frank wrote her diary and was also sent to the Nazi concentration camps. Sarah's Key is a heartbreaking story that stays with you long after your read the last page. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in WWII and Jewish history as well as anyone who enjoys a well-crafted story.
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
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Book Type: Hardcover
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Author:
Book Type: Hardcover
104
Review Date: 12/16/2016
Fascinating book - One man's attempt to navigate through Biblical laws as he tries to follow as many laws as possible given constraints of today's culture and access to necessary materials and supplies. Includes explanations of religious traditions - some that were new to me as well as old favorites. Easy to read with appropriate wit and details. One of those books that I want to read again.
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