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I'm...speechless.
And if you knew me IRL, you'd know just how much of a rarity that is. The most common note on my elementary school report cards was that I was "talkative", and that shit ain't changed even as I'm now middle-aged.
But this book has kind of done me in. All I can really do is offer an endless stream of praiseful synonyms: Incredible, amazing, beautiful, stunning, poignant, mind-blowing, eye-opening, astounding, ad infinitum. What Kadish has done with this novel is a truly singular a ...more
And if you knew me IRL, you'd know just how much of a rarity that is. The most common note on my elementary school report cards was that I was "talkative", and that shit ain't changed even as I'm now middle-aged.
But this book has kind of done me in. All I can really do is offer an endless stream of praiseful synonyms: Incredible, amazing, beautiful, stunning, poignant, mind-blowing, eye-opening, astounding, ad infinitum. What Kadish has done with this novel is a truly singular a ...more
I wrote a couple papers on Spinoza when I was in college. I am a history major and I focused on religious studies, so this book was interesting to me. After about 50 percent through it started to come together for me and I enjoyed it a lot better after that. Kadish did a lot of work here with this book and brought it all together to make a fascinating story.
Nov 01, 2021
Kaye
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Dual timeline. Lots of history, Jewish, 17C, and more. The three main protagonists not especially likable. Still, the story, primarily the backstory, draws you in and I'm still chewing on it days later.
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