People of the book

Short Review: I really had no idea what this book was about. I like to read fiction books without even reading the blurbs when I have someone that I trust recommend them to me. This is a historical novel tracing the history of the real Sarajevo Haggadah. This 14-15th century Jewish Prayer book for the Seder is quite unusual is construction and shows Christian, Muslim and Jewish influences. The more recent historical stories are pretty close to the history while the older stories are completely fiction. In many ways it felt like the movie Memento. It started with modern story, then went backwards to its creation before jumping back to the modern story to finish up. It is not a fast thriller styled book. But it has good well woven story line.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/people/