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Amos Oz is a great writer indeed! And this novel about the birth of Christianity and the foundation of the State of Israel more actual than ever.

It's not a bad idea to read a book by Amos Oz every now and then. So I was quite content with this book, even though it dragged a little at the end. As always, the author talks about important topics and digs deep into them. He makes his readers thinking by themselves. And even though Oz' books mostly revolve around the same topics, he manages it to present them in another way in every book. Yes, it's good to read Amos Oz from time to time.

AmosOz‘ writing is so soothing. So soft and gentle, yet so powerful. I love this book. #amosoz #israel #novel #bestseller #jerusalem #2014

Another brilliant book from Amos OZ oeuvre. An intellectually and emotionally scintillating novel set in 1950s Jerusalem weaving stories of coming-of-age, love, heartbreak, hope and hopelessness with a thought-provoking study of betrayal.

“So apart from your sister, and apart from Lenin and Jesus, you have no close friends in the whole world? Never mind. You are not obliged to answer. You are a valiant warrior in the army of world reformers, and I am merely part of the corruption of the world...”

I ♥️ this book! #amosoz #judas

*proceeds to rush out and find every book Amos Oz has ever written*

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(PSA: This technologically-illiterate millennial can't figure out how to get two focus bars on one image, so you get a clumsy finger-painted blackout instead.)

This whole book is written with metaphors like this. They're everywhere. And Oz has somehow written them in such a way that I am delighted to find yet another one, instead of rolling my eyes at their excessive use. 🤯

“You‘re in love with her.”
“Maybe just a little, just with her shadow, not with her.”
“But you spend your whole life living among shadows. As a serve to earnestly desire the shadow.”
“Shadows, maybe. But I‘m not so much of a servant. Not yet.” (p. 77)

Israeli writer Amos Oz just died :https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/amos-oz-death-age-cause-cancer-tale-love-darkness-book-natalie-portman-tributes-a8702061.html

His last book is on sale here: https://www.amazon.com/Judas-Amos-Oz-ebook/dp/B01912QAJM/ref=mp_s_a_1_248

Amos Oz is a great author. I just want to keep reading his books.

This is a book I would probably never have picked up myself, so I am so grateful to @Cinfhen for sending it to me for #halloweengoespostal last year ❤ It was a beautiful, sort of calm read (if it's acceptable to describe a book as "calm"). A story of searching, loneliness and longing, I think. Ut was also brilliant to read it alongside The New York Trilogy- it often felt as if they were overlapping.

Plan for the day 😍

One of my favorites story from this year.

#quotsynov17 #bittersweet

#riotgrams #bookandabeverage I‘ve been so busy at work these past couple weeks that I‘ve barely done any reading but I hope to get to this one soon

Just had a quick peek at my library's OverDrive app and found yet another book to add to the tbr. 😂😂😂

Interesting theory in which Judas was not a betrayer but the only true Christian and the effect this would have had on Judaism, Christianity and the relationship between both religions.
Also a nice commentary on the origin of the current relations between Israel and its Arab neighbours.
All themes described within the context of a young man, temporarily lost in life, who starts working for an old man and the beautiful woman who lives with him.

So these arrived today☺️☀️😀. 📚

Amos Oz had written a haunting novel that explores the nature of treachery and traitors by weaving together the foundation of Israel, the rising tensions of the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1959 and the Jewish interpretation(s) of Jesus and the betrayal of Judas. Told with quiet passion but without polemic. Fascinating, compassionate, thoughtful and humane. #TacklingTheTBR

I won this signed copy of Judas from Vintage shortly before it was published but have yet to read it 🙈 As I've read two other Man Booker International nominees recently it's time to finally dive in #signedsundays

My three favorite books in this year #SoFar

I'll admit to having struggled with one or two of Amos Oz's books before I read, loved and appeared as an extra in the movie of A Tale of Love and Darkness. This was a pleasure. Set in Jerusalem in the Winter of 1959, we revisit arguments for and against Israel's statehood with a lone dissenting voice compared to Judas, the betrayer, who may have been the single true believer up until the moment he lost his faith. Excellent stuff.

I'm not sure that the story quite lived up, but this gave me a lot to think about. Oz juxtaposes Judas's "betrayal" to that of a fictional Zionist during the '40s who ultimately stood against the idea of a total Jewish state. What if both of these narratives are more complicated? How would history be different now if they weren't seen as traitors? Will this win the International Man Booker? :p Protagonist Shmuel was least interesting. #JewLit

Not participating in any of the readathons but supporting all the lovely readers! Finished one book and I'm onto my next... #manbookerfinalist2017

Evening trainer ride reading material.

This is a beautifully written book. The author is obviously a skilled craftsman. But, there was something stopping me from emotionally entering the text.

Sorry that I've been awol. It's been a chaotic week. I haven't read much, hoping that my #WeekendRead #FridayReads will get me back to the reading habit

My shortlist for #ManBookerInternationalPrize2017 although, I haven't been able to read Dorthe Norse - Mirror, Shoulder, Signal (ebook isn't available and I'm still waiting for my copy to arrives).

My winner is Amos Oz - Judas
Ismail Kadare - The Traitor's Niche
Jon Kalman Stefansson - Fish Have No Feet
Samanta Schweblin - Fever Dream
David Grossman - A Horse Walks Into a Bar
Roy Jacobsen - The Unseen

#librarybookhaul part 1

"Blessed are the dreamers, and cursed be the man who opens their eyes." I'm reading this way too fast, mostly because it's overdue. Sorry not sorry. I'm enjoying this novel.

Amos Oz - Judas is my favorite in the March and it's my favorite of the year, so far. Story gives us the possibility to think in a different way about faith/religion and treason.

#marchintoreading #bestofmarch

Sex, religion and politics, what more can you ask for in a book?

It's a story about love, desire, loneliness, religion, guilt and treason set in Jerusalem, 1959. It's a novel of ideas that are given through thinking / actions of the five protagonists (three alive and two dead, all trapped under one roof), and each in its own way suffers or is guilty of treason. All the main characters are imperfect and Oz nicely balances their internal conflicts with the complex history of the Israel.
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The first paragraph in my second book from the #ManBookerInternationalPrize2017 longlist.

Amos Oz - #Israel 🇮🇱

#readingtheworld #readaroundtheworld

Love the look of the #ManBookerInternational #longlist! Say hello to my new #TBR stack!

#17BookLove Brunch is my FAVORITE meal on the planet and where I live it's offered 24 hours a day💕#BookMealLove it's a winning combo book + brunch

I currently have two books in my #TBR with a #ProperName for #ReadJanuary Hoping to get to them both real soon, especially the Diaz 🙂#YearofMagicalReadingChallenges

What I liked most about this book was the theory of Judas. It reminded me of Wicked, in which what you think you know about a character could be completely wrong and misunderstood. I thought the history of Israel and the coming of age components were a nice side dish to elevating the views of Jews, Jesus and "traitors".

"All these faiths, including those that have appeared in recent generations and continue to mesmerize adherents to this day, all arose to save us and all just as soon started to shed our blood."
Interesting read, thought provoking quotes so far!

This was a novel with lots of words and some amazing quotes strung out between them.

"Here is a story from the winter days of the end of 1959 and the beginning of 1960. It is a story of error and desire, of unrequited love, and of a religious question that remains unresolved."

This lengthy and fascinating talk with author Amos Oz is well worth a listen! https://www.theguardian.com/books/audio/2016/sep/23/amos-oz-on-his-novel-judas-b...

The latest Amos Oz is shaping up to be a really interesting read.

I've never read an Amos Oz novel, nor have I read nearly enough Israeli fiction. This one sounds pretty interesting!

Full Guardian review: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/03/judas-by-amos-oz-review?CMP=Share_...