acrickettofillthesilence 's review for:

When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory
3.5
emotional funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I had to bump it down at least half a star for having the rabbi refer to God by a pronunciation of the tetragrammaton. I'm not sure how to handle the portrayal in general; it feels like maybe the reader was using Seinfeld reruns to create this character, but he did feel almost authentically East Coast Jewish.