tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post115608658131019052..comments2024-03-27T16:27:03.093+02:00Comments on Shiloh Musings: "East West Street," Book ReviewBatyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-34041131255756536402018-06-10T11:31:43.481+03:002018-06-10T11:31:43.481+03:00Darling your solution was more than brilliant. Ins...Darling your solution was more than brilliant. Instead of complaining you made life better for many of us and made yourself lots of new friends. 💗Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-41448492571638224202018-06-10T11:22:39.219+03:002018-06-10T11:22:39.219+03:00Aw, shucks! B"H . . .
In interest of full ...Aw, shucks! B"H . . . <br /> <br />In interest of full disclosure, it was significantly self-serving! Friends are a blessing: finding new kindred spirits later in life is not so simple. Add a lack of Hebrew skills, shared history, time away from delicious grandkids . . . <br />Discussing good books = immediate commonality & raised the bar for new relationships: engaging like-minded women to open up mind and soul.<br />I am so honored to count you as friends!Natalie Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409964640675339723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-60753805054899707612018-06-10T09:50:29.144+03:002018-06-10T09:50:29.144+03:00Natalie, glad that we have a variety of views. And...Natalie, glad that we have a variety of views. And I must thank you for starting "Book Bliss." You've certainly made life in Gush Shiloh much better!Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-77003277236070564782018-06-10T01:38:45.441+03:002018-06-10T01:38:45.441+03:00* those funny question marks were intended to be e...* those funny question marks were intended to be emojis indicating 'thumbs up' or 'thumbs down'.Natalie Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409964640675339723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-52033142281575766302018-06-10T01:36:07.476+03:002018-06-10T01:36:07.476+03:00I opened East-West Street this Shabbat with all th... I opened East-West Street this Shabbat with all the enthusiasm of a pending root canal. I usually stick with acclaimed new works (esp women writers), well-received historical fiction, literary mysteries, no-risk classics. So, the non-fiction choice was out of my comfort zone as well.<br />Also, it had gotton a particularly bad rap from friends whose opinion I respect and can usually rely on.<br />Well! While surprises usually make me nervous these days, this one was terrific! I found Sands' work totally engrossing. My sine qua non for any book is excellent, elegant writing. Sands' creation qualifies and then some. Via his way with words, he manages to weave a search for the elusive gaps in his family history together with - eerily overlapping - intimate, prescient biographies of major players in the trials at Nuremberg: a significant legal & emotional drama on the world stage, dwarfed only by the Holocaust that demanded it. The entire narrative is so skillfully wrought, so engaging in spite of the weighty detail, that I look forward to finishing next Shabbat - if I can wait that long!<br />It should be a lively meeting, Batya! Yes, I'm a fellow Book Blisser: one of several Anglos in Shiloh, Eli & Ma'ale Levona who love to read. Some of us are the kids of Survivors (our parents experiences also share an unusual commonality!). I'm curious to see whether �� or �� on this choice splits along autobiographical lines.<br />Natalie Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409964640675339723noreply@blogger.com