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A review by leohnaw
The Girl on the Fridge by Etgar Keret
3.0
this is a hard review, and i'd probably give it a 3.5 - i picked this book up randomly at the library and thought based on the covers i'd enjoy it. i did, for the most part, enjoy it - keret writes a captivating yet concise short story, and it was impressive how much context he was able to create in stories that were at most 4 pages long.
however, i'm not familiar with the social and political context that keret writes within, and for that reason i'm not totally sure how i feel about his writing regarding racial/ethnic relations. additionally, it felt like every time a woman was mentioned or used (with used being the proper term) in a story it was as a sexual object or someone's annoying mother... sorry to be *that* woman but i didn't love the way he wrote women! i'll say it!
however, i'm not familiar with the social and political context that keret writes within, and for that reason i'm not totally sure how i feel about his writing regarding racial/ethnic relations. additionally, it felt like every time a woman was mentioned or used (with used being the proper term) in a story it was as a sexual object or someone's annoying mother... sorry to be *that* woman but i didn't love the way he wrote women! i'll say it!