The Book of Abraham

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Summary: A string of pearls, skillfully strung by story teller master
Review: I could not put it down. It was like meeting a lot of people that would become inseparable companions for the time of the reading and have remained fond memories though I finished the book a month ago. This is not just reading, it is living with the people you read about. Halter writes so well that you travel with him, from Jerusalem to North Africa and then all over Europe and you travel through time. So glad to have read it! Don't miss it!

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Summary: Facinating view of history from a Jewish perspective.
Review: I enjoyed reading this book. It was massively long, but never boring! In fact, I found myself staying up late just to get to the next chapter. I especially loved the way each family generation was covered from a real perspective. It's history was of Biblical proportions.

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Summary: An epic of one family's story
Review: I thought that this book was interesting. I wondered how much of it at the beginning was true. I suppose that if Mr. Halter did have the "Book of Abraham" available, he would be able to work off that.

This is a story of one family's trials through the ages, all documented in a scroll started in 70 AD when the patriarch was expelled from Jerusalem. The book continues, with great detail, up through WW2. I am hoping that the book "The Children of Abraham" continues the story and that it answers the questions I have at the end of this book.

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Summary: Wanted to Like It
Review: I usually love to spend a rainy weekend with a fat, juicy historical novel, but I just couldn't "get into" this book. My attention kept wandering and I found myself reading the same sentence over and over again. I think part of it was the profusion of names and place names to try to remember. Needless to say, I did not finish it.

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Summary: I found this book not only interesting but quite enjoyable.
Review: This is the story of a family, from the first Abraham who witnesses the burning of Jerusalem in 70 AD to an Abraham who dies in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.

A new look into the Jewish history and their prospective on world events, quite different than the Christian prospective.

I found this book not only enlightening but quite enjoyable and very hard to put down.

A must read for any history buff.

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Summary: must read
Review: Unlike the objective conveyance of history, this work of fiction captures the overwhelming sorrows of the Jewish people throughout the diaspora. By cleverly using a geneological scroll, relating the experiences of the family throughout the generations, Halter compassionately reveals the essence of the Jewish people as continuous survivors in a world which dispossesses them. His manner of writing is reflective and easy to read, yet he does not shy away from difficult concepts. I have no criticisms of this book. Since I seldom get to read for pleasure, I was very fortunate to have been recommended it. I do have some advice for anybody who plans to read it. Read it slowly. Stop between chapters and digest the many rich concepts offered. I was sorry when I finished it for that reason. How many times can that be said of anything?