My Name Is Asher Lev (Paperback)

from ctpress

This was a fast read for me. I just couldn't put the book down. Had to know what happened to Asher Lev. This is a kind of memoir - we follow Asher Lev's first memories as a child and in to his 20's where he emerges as a promising new artist on the world scene. This is not giving anything away as ...

from fuzzi

Superb. The author has drawn a detailed and convincing portrait of a gifted child, driven to draw, paint, and express himself through art, to the bewilderment and anger of his parents. This is not a simple story, but deep, reflective, and full of inner turmoils of a young man who cannot hold back...

from EBT1002

I loved this novel. Upon completion, I set it aside and wondered what on earth I could read next, what could possibly follow this exquisite work? I am a distractible and restless reader; I always know how close I am to the end of a book and, regardless of how wonderful a book is, I am almost alwa...

from lauralkeet

Asher Lev is obsessed with drawing from an early age, and his gift is obvious to all around him. But Asher's gift is in conflict with the acceptable norms of his Hasidic Brooklyn community. Asher's father is active in the Hasidic movement, traveling all over Europe to build schools and help Jewis...

from ValerieAndBooks

My parents had some of Chaim Potok's books during my teen years, and I know I read "My Name is Asher Lev" and at least one other of his works. I read almost everything that was lying around. When I saw this book at our local used bookstore, I thought to myself -- well I remember nothing about thi...