A review by dobbydoo22
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories by Nathan Englander

3.0

The title is a bit misleading, because there isn't much "relief" to be found in any of these short stories. Not a very uplifting read, but Englander's writing is very moving, and it gives a lot of insights into a culture that many people 1) are unfamiliar with and 2) tend to make assumptions about. Although the final story was my least favorite in terms of the plot and narrative, I found it the most fascinating, because it seemed feasible that it could actually be an autobiographical one, to whatever degree.