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A Blessing on the Moon
A Blessing on the Moon | Joseph Skibell
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Joseph Skibell's magical tale about the Holocausta fable inspired by factreceived unanimous nationwide acclaim when first published in 1997. At the center of A Blessing on the Moon is Chaim Skibelski. Death is merely the beginning of Chaim's troubles. In the opening pages, he is shot along with the other Jews of his small Polish village. But instead of resting peacefully in the World to Come, Chaim, for reasons unclear to him, is left to wander the earth, accompanied by his rabbi, who has taken the form of a talking crow. Chaim's afterlife journey is filled with extraordinary encounters whose consequences are far greater than he realizes. Not since art Spiegelman's Maus has a work so powerfully evoked one of the darkest moments of the twentieth century with such daring originality.
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AsYouWish
A Blessing on the Moon | Joseph Skibell
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Thank you so much for the blessing @Meaw_catlady You are so sweet!

1. I usually do my nails or watch one of my favorite movies. Or curl up with a good book on the couch and snuggle with my dog.

2. I send many blessings to @TheReadingMermaid @Bookwormjillk @BookNerd9906 @erinreads @MatchlessMarie @wanderinglynn @Clwojick

#MoonReflections @sprainedbrain

Meaw_catlady That all sounds relaxing and cozy!! Thanks for sharing ! 🖤 5y
Clwojick Thanks for tagging me. This is a wonderful questionnaire ❤️ I‘ll repost shortly! 💅🏻 5y
wanderinglynn 😘 Thanks for the tag! ❤️ 5y
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sprainedbrain Sounds perfect! 👌🏻 5y
BookNerd9906 ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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AsYouWish
A Blessing on the Moon | Joseph Skibell
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Thanks @Erofan for the blessing!!!

1. I joined #NWC & am so excited about this group, I am doing a buddy read of Wicked with another Litten, & I am doing another round of book challenges with my Facebook group!
2. I love to write, mostly FanFiction, but I never share my stories. However, I am working on a story that I plan to share with my #NWC group!!
3. I am ready! I am ready! I AM READY!!
4. Blessings to....👇🏻💙👇🏻💙

#MoonReflections

Butterfinger I just received my copy of Isle of the Lost. Reading it with my 8 year old. 5y
wanderinglynn 😘 Thank you. 🖤 Blessings to you as well. 5y
BeansPage Thank you for the blessings my sweet friend. Right back at you honey 😘❤️ 5y
Meaw_catlady Yay those are very exciting things you have ahead! Blessings to you! 🖤🌙 5y
AkashaVampie I am so sorry that I am just seeing this now. But I am so glad that you are excited and loving #NWC. You did an amazing job on the challenge! Thank you. And thank you for the lovely blessing!
5y
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SqueakyChu
A Blessing on the Moon | Joseph Skibell
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“How is it possible for men to make laws against another man‘s life, so that by merely living, he is guilty of a crime? And what kind of men enforce such laws, when they could be out on a clear day, boating or hiking or running to their mistresses instead?”

*wishing for a kinder, more gentle world*

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SqueakyChu
A Blessing on the Moon | Joseph Skibell
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In this passage, a group of Jews are contemplating whether or not there really is or will be the “World to Come”. I love how the author expresses their doubt.

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SqueakyChu
A Blessing on the Moon | Joseph Skibell
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“Did they really have to kill us all?”

In this novel, all the #Jews in one #Polish village are murdered.

...as if there is ever a reason for #genocide.

aquariusnat Serms like a book that should be an option for high school students to read ! 7y
SqueakyChu @aquariusnat It‘s a really interesting novel because, in this story, the deceased are given voices! (edited) 7y
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SqueakyChu
A Blessing on the Moon | Joseph Skibell
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I‘d never heard of this book or it‘s author before. I found it a while ago at #TheBookThingofBaltimore. It looked interesting so I grabbed it. I‘d just finished a light, funny book so I was in the mood for reading something deeper. I‘m a quarter of the way through this book, and deeper it is. Based in wartime #Poland with its #Jewish population dead, this book is both horrifying & imaginative. It‘s quite different from other wartime novels.

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SqueakyChu
A Blessing on the Moon | Joseph Skibell
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“He turns his head, squinting through a hard yellow eye...”

What?! Crows don‘t have yellow eyes! Their eyes are blue-gray when young, turning to dark brown as they age.

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SqueakyChu
A Blessing on the Moon | Joseph Skibell
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In this novel, Polish soldiers murder all the Jews in their village. The Rebbe (religious teacher) becomes a crow in an imaginative world of the dead. I just became friends with a real crow. Now I‘m going to think he is really a Rebbe! 😲

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