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The World to Come
The World to Come
Author: Dara Horn
ISBN-13: 9780393329063
ISBN-10: 0393329062
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 23 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Book Type: Paperback
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7 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

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Helpful Score: 2
Dara Horn is a great writer, and I loved much of this book. Unfortunately, the final chapter simply didn't work for me and seemed rather tacked onto the book, which is why I gave it three stars only. Someone else may be mesmerized by the ending, though.
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Helpful Score: 1
A mystical, imaginative, magical book! I enjoy reading a book that both entertains and teaches. This did both.
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I liked this book, but not as much as I liked the other book by her that I read. It was unusual that's for sure.
Yoni avatar reviewed The World to Come on + 327 more book reviews
This is a gorgeous multi-layered book. It spans decades of seemingly unrelated stories, and yet somehow there are little puzzle pieces that fit together. Spiritual and uplifting.
knitter avatar reviewed The World to Come on + 64 more book reviews
A mystery about the theft of a Chagall painting. Shows a lot of research. Well written.
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This work of fiction dabbles in jewish & russian history of the 1940-60. It weaves many strands of stories of related family members in a creative way, but needs close reading to keep them straight. A central event is the theft of a Chagall painting and how that art work is part of the history of this family. Author uses language very resourcefully.
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I really enjoyed this book. It has interesting historical context and lots of unique ideas about our world and "the world to come."