372 pages • first pub 2008 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780007177431
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 07 January 2008
Description
In 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued from Serb shelling during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book i...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,621 reviews
Moods
mysterious 55%
adventurous 52%
emotional 52%
reflective 43%
inspiring 29%
sad 26%
hopeful 20%
challenging 17%
dark 16%
tense 13%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 34% | Character: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 36% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Slavery, GenocideModerate
Child death, Death, Medical traumaMinor
Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident
372 pages • first pub 2008 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780007177431
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: 07 January 2008
Description
In 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, which has been rescued from Serb shelling during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book i...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,621 reviews
Moods
mysterious 55%
adventurous 52%
emotional 52%
reflective 43%
inspiring 29%
sad 26%
hopeful 20%
challenging 17%
dark 16%
tense 13%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 34% | Character: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 36% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Antisemitism, Slavery, GenocideModerate
Child death, Death, Medical traumaMinor
Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident