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The Chosen
Written by Chaim Potok
Narrated by Jonathan Davis
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Though they've lived their entire lives less than five blocks from each other, Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders exist in very different worlds. Reuven blends easily into both his secular Jewish faith and his typical American teen life, while Danny's conservative Hasidic clothes and appearance make him stick out in any crowd. Their improbable friendship teaches them that the differences separating people through cultures and generations are never as great as they seem. It is the now-classic story of two fathers and two sons and the pressures on all of them to pursue the religion they share in the way that is best suited to each. And as the boys grow into young men, they discover in the other a lost spiritual brother, and a link to an unexplored world that neither had ever considered before. In effect, they exchange places, and find the peace that neither will ever retreat from again....
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Chaim Potok
Chaim Potok was an American Jewish author and rabbi. Potok is most famous for his first book The Chosen, which was listed on The New York Times’ best seller list for 39 weeks and sold more than 3,400,000 copies
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The story has a happy ending for Fanny but I feel it was so sad for his father ?
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great story and book, the ending was surprising in a very good way
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A stunning book, one of the best story tellers I've ever read.