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A Town of Empty Rooms by Karen E. Bender

faydrastratton's review

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4.0

A Jewish family moves from New York to a small southern town… and in this new land of Disney-esque churches and gun-toting, zealous neighbors must start over.

Within this new start, the book capture the tension of a marriage unlike any I've read. ("They handled each other with the hardness and delicacy of couples who have injured each other." What a line.)

A Town of Empty Rooms is an incredible glimpse into the struggle to fit in and be heard in our communities but even within our own families.

croote7's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was more character-driven than plot-driven, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. There was only one place where I wished the author would have done something differently, which brought it from a 5 to a 4. I want to read everything this author has written, because it was so profound.
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