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Split-Level by Sande Boritz Berger
4.0
In Sande Boritz Berger’s own words, Split-Level is the “tale of a young woman lost in the mire of ideas others had conjured for her future.”
Alex Pearl lives what seems an idyllic 1970s housewife life. She did all the “right” things and even has a small business to keep her artistic side happy, but at nearly 30, Alex seems naive about the way the world really works and dissatisfied with the path her life has taken.
The book begins rather slow, building the picture of what I imagine life was like for many middle class Jewish women who filled their roles well but felt something was missing. Drugs, music, and infidelity are prevalent, but at its core this book is about Alex discovering the world and herself.
I think this one will resonate most with women who lived similar lives, but I feel the central theme of women pleasing others and living lives they may not have ever actually wanted is one that will resonate with many readers across generations.
Thank you to NetGalley and She Writes Press for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Alex Pearl lives what seems an idyllic 1970s housewife life. She did all the “right” things and even has a small business to keep her artistic side happy, but at nearly 30, Alex seems naive about the way the world really works and dissatisfied with the path her life has taken.
The book begins rather slow, building the picture of what I imagine life was like for many middle class Jewish women who filled their roles well but felt something was missing. Drugs, music, and infidelity are prevalent, but at its core this book is about Alex discovering the world and herself.
I think this one will resonate most with women who lived similar lives, but I feel the central theme of women pleasing others and living lives they may not have ever actually wanted is one that will resonate with many readers across generations.
Thank you to NetGalley and She Writes Press for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.