A review by sarahcoller
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

5.0

Wow, very rarely do I read something so deep and well-written so quickly. Twenty pages into this story, I knew it would be something very special and it's held my attention almost every spare moment for these last couple days. I learned so much about historical times I was unfamiliar with: the Spanish Inquisition and war time in Bosnia, especially. I feel like too much prattling on my part would really just be a detriment to the beauty of the story but suffice it to say, it's the best thing I've read in a long time.

Content warning: a few profanities are scattered throughout. Not excessive, but harsh when they appear. Several racy and/or abusive scenes but not too detailed.