Good but not as good as others

I have really liked the Geraldine Brooks books I have read in the past. March deserved the Pulitzer Prize. The Year of Wonders was great too. So, I was excited when I saw that she had a new book coming out. My excitment increased when I read that her main characters were librarians, archivists and book conservators. People of the Book was a good book and I always enjoy novels that feature my profession in a positive way. Still, there were things about it that seemed really unrealistic.

People of the Book tells the story of the Sarajevo Haggadah, the earliest example of an illuminated Jewish text. A muslim librarian saved this book from almost certain destruction during a time of war in Sarajevo. This part of the story is true. The other parts of the story, that have to do with telling the history of the book, aren't as true but they make a good story. This book was definitely interesting. It wasn't quite as good as her previous books but it was a good read.