pickThe book is deeply odd but in a way i appreciated. The 3 primary characters are pretty badass men, & funny. A trio of assassins i would not mind hanging out with. I desperately wished for more character development of the women though. They're barely present, despite ultimately being fairly important to the outcome.
I suspect someone is already working on a dissertation about this. If not, they will be soon. It's meaty & there's a LOT to unfold.
so-soRevenge satire, like the more clever, literary version of INGLORIOUS BASTERDS. A rag rag team, mostly comprised of Soviet Jews and some others, attempt to assassinate Stalin before he can pull off a Russian Holocaust. Real history featured antisemitism-driven executions around this time. Funny and even informative, but revenge satires aren't really my thing. Kept getting distracted from the story by caricatures and writing tricks. #JewLit
"I learned as a kid in Moscow in the 1960s that books have power, and writers who are willing to tell the truth run the risk of getting arrested." #JewLit
Read the full interview with 'The Yid' author Paul Goldberg, 2017 finalist for the $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature: http://bit.ly/2qyyzzK
A day late but who cares. Just started this last night with only the review from my FIL of, "it starts out really slow." Couldn't disagree more and definitely didn't think a book about Jewish resistance in 1950s Russia would make me laugh out loud. Can't wait to see where this one goes but I'm rooting for the characters fiercely. #recommendsday
"I want all my characters to go through hell. And I have no compassion." Paul Goldberg discusses the long path to publication for 'The Yid' with his agent, Josh Getzler, and editor, James Meader of Picador at the 2016 #JewLit Writers' Seminar.
pickWeird & absurdist but I liked it. Many references to Shakespeare & Kafka. I found myself wishing I had read The Trial & knew more about Russian history.
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