A review by saidtheraina
A Bintel Brief: Love and Longing in Old New York by Liana Finck

3.0

Although there are magical realism-like aspects to this, I believe that the basic concept comes from fact... the author sequential-articizes advice columns from a jewish newspaper in early 1900s NYC. Fascinating to see the concerns and heartbreaks of real people in that specific time and place and culture. Fairly engaging, but also relatively forgettable.