Reviews

People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn

dasbooch's review

5.0

A masterpiece. This is a series of essays on various and diverse topics relating to antisemitism and Jews today. It was deeply moving and inspiring. It was often painful and I needed to take a break from this short and well written work. She visits the Anne Frank House and their bizarre treatment of Jewish employees, the attempts by researchers to preserve information on Jewish communities that were ethnically cleansed from Middle Eastern Countries, wrestles with the way Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is defended and more. I recommend this to anyone who wants to understand antisemitism today.

onservantswings's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

An absolutely powerful entry into a different experience of time, life, and legacy. A must read to understand current events.

aldole's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

sanderc2's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.0

haleyflan's review

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

amy_j18's review

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

bethdillman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

2.75

august_8's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

haren_k's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

suvata's review against another edition

5.0

I recently posted my thoughts on a book called “Hemlock Island” which I deemed to be a terrifyingly horror novel. At the same time I’ve been reading a non-fiction book named “People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present” in an attempt to try and understand modern day antisemitism. Boy, were my eyes opened. Both books got 5-Star ratings from me as they were equally intriguing and quite frightening. But in my heart, I know the great distinction between pretend scary and real-life scary. My soul aches.

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