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A review by borisfeldman
Dinner at the Center of the Earth by Nathan Englander
3.0
The blurbocracy embraces this book as if it were the second coming of ... of ... Nathan Englander! It ain't.
Think of this not as a novel, but as a series of interrelated short stories. Given Natan's career trajectory, it's becoming clear that he's a good short-story-teller, but not really a novelist. He develops scenes.
I wavered between 3 and 4 on the rating and decided to round up because we're in the month of Elul.
***
Update. Having passed Rosh Hashana, I rounded down to 3.
Think of this not as a novel, but as a series of interrelated short stories. Given Natan's career trajectory, it's becoming clear that he's a good short-story-teller, but not really a novelist. He develops scenes.
I wavered between 3 and 4 on the rating and decided to round up because we're in the month of Elul.
***
Update. Having passed Rosh Hashana, I rounded down to 3.