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This bracing and vivid collection of essays gives voice to what some American Jews feel but don't express about their uneasy state of mind. These e... read full description

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Oct 06, 2007
Rebecca added it
I actually thought this book was great. I found it in a search for scholarly literature about the Holocaust so I spent a lot of the time reading trying to figure out where it fit on the "truth spectrum." It was interesting little essays though, trying in all her feelings of Jewishness, not-Jewishness, social change, connection to genocide. She was doing in her book what I hope to do in my dance. Good job SL!
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Feb 02, 2008
Julia rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Some of these essays are pretty forgettable, but others really stand out - "Holocaust Girls/Lemon" and "Monica and Hannah" were both really good.
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Jun 22, 2011
Ennyl rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I think the way Wisenberg writes is just lovely and will definitely be looking for more of her work. Also, anyone who speaks to how I feel about Louis Sullivan's ornamentation at the old Carson Pirie Scott building is alright by me.
Feb 06, 2012
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Oct 09, 2008
Lesley rated it: 2 of 5 stars
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Feb 14, 2008
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Dec 05, 2007
Tom rated it: 1 of 5 stars
Sep 10, 2007
Tony rated it: 5 of 5 stars