The Chosen
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The Chosen

by Chaim Potok

1966•Drama•284 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilywholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipcoming of ageunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA contained novel that is realistic and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

It's about two jewish boys from different jewish sects with very differing doctrine. The kids meet in the unlikely circumstance of a baseball game, and a terrible accident, that leads them to be lifelong friends

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyComplex relationshipComing of ageUnlikely connections

Subjects

Jewish familiesJewsFathers and sonsFriendshipHasidismMale friendshipTeenage boysReligious fiction

Details

Author
Chaim Potok
Published
1966
Pages
284
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