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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
funny
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
אויש, איזה יופי של ספר.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Wow, das hat Ewigkeiten gedauert! An sich gutes und interessantes Buch, allerdings fand ich es etwas schwierig, die abschweifende Art, die Geschichten zu erzählen, zu verstehen und mir die siebentausend Namen zu merken. Aber trotzdem die Beschreibung einer lustigen Familiengeschichte und spannender Charaktere. Teilweise sehr viele langatmige Passagen drin, dann aber wieder wunderbar prägnante Lebensweisheiten, in denen man sich sofort wiederfindet!
Nachtrag: Das Buch hat tiefere Spuren hinterlassen als gedacht! Muss ständig daran denken, dass etwas „miserrobel“ aussieht! Wild!
Nachtrag: Das Buch hat tiefere Spuren hinterlassen als gedacht! Muss ständig daran denken, dass etwas „miserrobel“ aussieht! Wild!
This delightfully funny family memoir tells many versions of family stories about the author's unusual dirt-phobic grandmother and her shiny American vacuum cleaner sent her by a relative which she wrapped up and enshrined in an unused bathroom--because it got dirty during use and she couldn't abide anything dirty in her house. Along the way, the book also explores family dynamics, the incredible binding power of family story/myth, and the variable nature of family memory. Every bit as original and fun as it sounds.
A truly delightful reflection on life in Israel for its earliest pioneers and the cultures they handed down to their descendants and their old-young homeland.
This is how it was...
a heartwarming tribute to the author's grandmother, a difficult woman "with character" who is overly obsessed with cleanliness. The book is seasoned with witty stories and poignant descriptions, leaving me with two "take-home feelings".
First, the brutally honest descriptions of the author teach us that his grandmother was an extremely difficult person to live with. Nevertheless, there is respect, forgiveness and appreciation toward this person for who she was. This book conveys warm feelings of admiration for both authentic people and people who accommodate their rather difficult family members.
Second, it was interesting to follow the history of Israel through this book, to get a grasp of the challenges and hopes that people experienced, their perceptions and stereotypes. My favorite expression in this regard is "double traitor" to describe somebody who prefers American Capitalism to both Socialism and Zionism.
As a disclaimer, I do understand that the story leaves out the Arabic part of the local history but this is a work of fiction, not an objective review.
What more can I say than
Grandmother Tonia is no longer... it was a terrible death...
a heartwarming tribute to the author's grandmother, a difficult woman "with character" who is overly obsessed with cleanliness. The book is seasoned with witty stories and poignant descriptions, leaving me with two "take-home feelings".
First, the brutally honest descriptions of the author teach us that his grandmother was an extremely difficult person to live with. Nevertheless, there is respect, forgiveness and appreciation toward this person for who she was. This book conveys warm feelings of admiration for both authentic people and people who accommodate their rather difficult family members.
Second, it was interesting to follow the history of Israel through this book, to get a grasp of the challenges and hopes that people experienced, their perceptions and stereotypes. My favorite expression in this regard is "double traitor" to describe somebody who prefers American Capitalism to both Socialism and Zionism.
As a disclaimer, I do understand that the story leaves out the Arabic part of the local history but this is a work of fiction, not an objective review.
What more can I say than
Grandmother Tonia is no longer... it was a terrible death...
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced