Ten Thousand Lovers : A Novel

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Summary: Terrific first novel
Review: Ten Thousand Lovers was recommended to me by a person at Monroe Bookstore in Victoria, B.C. as a good example of recent Canadian fiction. The truth is this first novel is completely based and focused on Israel. The love story is touching. I share the view that the politics are simplistic. Still, they have a ring of truth and as a person who is strongly pro-Israel I felt it was important for me to read this book. I don't think the erratic movement from present to past was particularly effective. At times I felt I was reading a romance novel. That being said, I read it in its entirety in almost one sitting because I found it absorbing. I certainly would recommend it to others. I look forward to reading more of Ravel's fiction in the future.


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Summary: An intelligent, eloquent, and hopeful read.
Review: This book was wonderful -- beautifully written, an engrossing read, and a nuanced portrait of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking from the vantage point of living in Israel (for the past 38 years), I thought this book wonderfully captures our reality in the Mideast. It also holds out a place where right meets left among Israeli Jews. What a relief! If you believe that only you own the truth, it may be hard to see the strands of integrity in both positions that are depicted here. Thank you, Edeet Ravel, for writing a beautiful and hopeful portrait of Israel. May your pen be fruitful and multiply.

Rating:
Summary: An intelligent, eloquent, and hopeful read.
Review: This book was wonderful -- beautifully written, an engrossing read, and a nuanced portrait of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking from the vantage point of living in Israel (for the past 38 years), I thought this book wonderfully captures our reality in the Mideast. It also holds out a place where right meets left among Israeli Jews. What a relief! If you believe that only you own the truth, it may be hard to see the strands of integrity in both positions that are depicted here. Thank you, Edeet Ravel, for writing a beautiful and hopeful portrait of Israel. May your pen be fruitful and multiply.

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Summary: The best Israeli love story ever
Review: This is an absolutely wonderful novel. The love story itself is beautiful and real. And the political subtext conveys perfectly what the situation in Israel is today. For anyone who cares about Israel, this will make a painful read. For me, it made me all the more determined to strengthen the wonderful people in Israel (the peace activists) who are trying so hard to save Israel (and the Palestinians) from the current nightmare. If you care about Israel, read this book and learn.

Rating:
Summary: The best Israeli love story ever
Review: This is an absolutely wonderful novel. The love story itself is beautiful and real. And the political subtext conveys perfectly what the situation in Israel is today. For anyone who cares about Israel, this will make a painful read. For me, it made me all the more determined to strengthen the wonderful people in Israel (the peace activists) who are trying so hard to save Israel (and the Palestinians) from the current nightmare. If you care about Israel, read this book and learn.