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Ginger
Nov 04, 2010 rated it liked it
This book was witty with many nods to Russian classics and wry commentary on our culture today (consumerism, youth worship, disengagement, moral ambiguities, immigrant acculturation). The ending was a bit of a "huh?", however. ...more
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Nancy
Apr 20, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: humor, 2011-read, new-york
Clever, witty and possibly all-too-prescient. I thought the schtick started to drag in the middle and the book would have benefited from being a little shorter.
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