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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
informative
reflective
on insular community, shame, relationships, and discovering oneself. loved the relationship between sam and razor
“Perhaps, as Podhoretz is implying, for anyone with internet access it’s only a matter of time until porn is infested.”
“For the first time Raizl senses what it is to be just a person, not so much the names of what she is- Jew, Chasid, maidele- but something simpler, stripped, more essential.”
“Raizl’s annoyance with Moishe fades. In its place is a gulf of sadness, a tug in her throat- for the delicate way Yossi holds the satin skirt in both his hands, his fingers gently lifting the fabric to keep it off the ground- but she doesn’t cry. She laughs, and claps her hands, and understands the magic of Purim, where everything is upside down and backward, and all the children wear costumes, and so, in the holiday spirit of pretending to be what he is not, Yossi has become, for a moment, what he most truly is.”
“Perhaps, as Podhoretz is implying, for anyone with internet access it’s only a matter of time until porn is infested.”
“For the first time Raizl senses what it is to be just a person, not so much the names of what she is- Jew, Chasid, maidele- but something simpler, stripped, more essential.”
“Raizl’s annoyance with Moishe fades. In its place is a gulf of sadness, a tug in her throat- for the delicate way Yossi holds the satin skirt in both his hands, his fingers gently lifting the fabric to keep it off the ground- but she doesn’t cry. She laughs, and claps her hands, and understands the magic of Purim, where everything is upside down and backward, and all the children wear costumes, and so, in the holiday spirit of pretending to be what he is not, Yossi has become, for a moment, what he most truly is.”
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
follows a woman called raizl who is battling her porn addiction while trying to find a husband. she basically spends all her time talking to a therapist but also a matchmaker. i really liked the author's approach to how raizl's religious family influenced her. still, raizl doesn't downright despise her religious background, on some level she wants to fit in. and so she finds herself in a very complicated predicament.
one of my complaints is that the author didn't quite develop every issue that she brought up. for example, she mentions racism and homophobia like once, and then just moves on like nothing happened. it was a bit funny in a nonsensical way if i'm being honest. i also wasn't a huge fan of the writing style.
one of my complaints is that the author didn't quite develop every issue that she brought up. for example, she mentions racism and homophobia like once, and then just moves on like nothing happened. it was a bit funny in a nonsensical way if i'm being honest. i also wasn't a huge fan of the writing style.
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced