Excellent: 97%
Despite being about a closed-off community of Hassidic Jews, this is a sad and powerful story is surprisingly relatable for the world at large – many of the reviewers said they wept when they read it.
Tag Archive: Judaism
‘When General Grant Expelled the Jews’ by Jonathan D. Sarna: A (92%) – Aggregate Book Review
Excellent: 92%
The story of a Civil War order from General Grant expelling the Jews from areas under his control and its aftermath, this narrative is a well-researched and interesting story of redemption.
‘By Blood’ by Ellen Ullman: A (87%) – Aggregate Book Review
Excellent: 87%
A page-turner of a novel where a creepy professor is eavesdropping on a woman’s therapy sessions, many of the reviewers praised its questions about identity and were left unsettled by the abrupt ending.
‘Jerusalem: the Biography’ by Simon Sebag Montefiore: B (82%) – Aggregate Book Review
Above Average: 82%
A page-turner of a biography of the titular city, some reviewers mentioned a minor mistreatment of religious tradition, but the vast majority praised its compelling, oftentimes graphic, narrative.
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