A review by moogen
An Exclusive Love: A Memoir by Johanna Adorján

3.0

I found this book uneven. There were parts that were deeply affecting. But nowhere near enough to lift this book above the average. The author's late in life discovery of her Jewishness led no further than a couple of failed internet dates. That all seemed rather gratuitous. But it was the recreation of her grandparents final day that most jarred with me. It was just too detailed - going beyond what the author could possibly know or guess. On those occasions when she kept her imagination in check, I realised just how good this book could have been.