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Title: For Mature Or Searching Audiences Only
Review: I picked up the Chosen because it was assigned to my son for his summer reading program, for fifteen-year-olds. The first chapter describing a heated baseball game had potential for capturing a young readers attention. However, the terminology, the in-depth history, the passive conflict, and the lack of action soon gave way to tedium. Yes, it contrasts Jewish sects and compares relationships with fathers, but to get to that point is almost as mind numbing as a marathon Talmud lesson! Lets challenge and inspire, not overwhelm and bore our students.
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