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The Lost Shtetl
The Lost Shtetl | Max Gross
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xicanti
The Lost Shtetl | Max Gross
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I finished THE LOST SHTETL last night! I agree with everyone who‘s said it‘s overlong, but I liked the characters and I enjoyed Max Gross‘s prose style so I‘m happy with it overall.

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xicanti
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For years, I‘ve stacked things on Litsy so I could look for them at the library when I didn‘t have a TBR anymore. Now I‘ve been TBR-free for 5+ months, and I figure it‘s about time I actually explored some of those options. The tagged book and CREATURES OF PASSAGE are part of that plan; the rest of this week‘s library haul are longstanding holds and one random pick from their Pride display.

Laughterhp I don‘t understand the words TBR free 🤣🤣🤣 2y
xicanti @Laughterhp it took a long journey to get here. I don‘t blame others for thinking it‘s a myth. 2y
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Cinfhen
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This was my IRL bookclub book. It was a tad too long but otherwise I thought it was absolutely delightful. Imagine a small Jewish Polish village that has been untouched in 100 years, completely unaware of any world events or technological innovations. That‘s the premise for this debut and Max Gross really captures the mood, people, culture and traditions of Eastern European Jewish life.

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Cinfhen
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I‘m really enjoying my IRL bookclub book. A perfect blend of satire & absurdity with hilarity and heart. Deep in the Polish forest lies a small Jewish village that has remained untouched in the last 100 years. These villagers have yet to discover electricity, the automobile, the radio, photography, internet and the horrors of the Holocaust. This book is absolutely delightful ♥️

BiblioLitten Interesting! 💚 3y
TrishB It does sound interesting! 3y
EKonrad Loved this one! 💕 3y
Cinfhen It‘s a tad too long @EKonrad but I‘m really charmed by this debut @TrishB @BiblioLitten 3y
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Ellohcin
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bookandbedandtea
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I'm in a reading slump again. One of these didn't work for me AT ALL while the other is OK but not drawing me in. Hoping to find something I love soon.

EvieBee I hope you find something that blows your 🧦 off. 3y
bookandbedandtea @EvieBee Thank you! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 3y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Mehso-so

Another book not requiring its length. At 400+ pages this would have been much better and far more enjoyable at maybe 250 pages or less. Indeed first 100 pages were great and then it tanked for me.

alisonrose It seems like there are a lot of books that would be better if they were shorter! Editors need to be a little stricter with their writers 😬 4y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @alisonrose yes!! Absolutely! 4y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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Please, please, please be a really great book! 🤞🤞

Texreader Oh that cover! 🥰 4y
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Lauren.Archer
The Lost Shtetl | Max Gross
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Such a rich story about a small Jewish town in Poland during present time, that was somehow missed by the Germans in WWII. When this is discovered they will learn of the holocaust and many other changes that occurred in the world. I don‘t think I have ever read something like this, it was wonderful.

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