The Chosen by Chaim Potok
- Description: A novel about the friendship between two Jewish boys in 1940s Brooklyn, exploring themes of faith, tradition, and identity.
- Themes: Faith, friendship, tradition, and the tension between modernity and orthodoxy.
- Strengths: Deeply moving and thought-provoking, with rich character development.
- Weaknesses: Some readers find the pacing slow or the themes heavy.
- Review: A beautifully written story that resonates with readers of all faiths, praised for its exploration of faith and identity.
Excerpts:
“A man is born into this world with only a tiny spark of goodness in him. The spark is God, it is the soul; the rest is ugliness and evil, a shell.”
“We are commanded to study His Torah. We are not commanded to understand it.”
“Silence is a great source of strength.”
