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Mother for Dinner

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I’m judging the L.A. Times 2020 and 2021 fiction contest. It’d be generous to call what I’m doing upon my first cursory glance—reading. I also don’t take this task lightly. As a fellow writer and lover of words and books, I took this position—in hopes of being a good literary citizen. My heart aches for all the writers who have a debut at this time. What I can share now is the thing that held my attention and got this book from the perspective pile into the read further pile.

"Is it love that binds a family together, Seventh wondered, or just the guilt estrangement would cause?

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Please read this book. I need you to explain to me what it means and what it says about Jews as a people. If you were afraid to read Philip Roth because you thought it might reflect too much cultural neurosis, this book might not be the place to start. Hilariously funny, shocking, irreverent, I had to read this with one eye-closed and my hand over my face. I was afraid to see what was coming next. If you've heard Shalom Auslander on This American Life or The Moth, you should know what to expect. Don't take this too seriously. And if you read this, please let me know what it means.

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I wasn't sure how I would feel about this book, but once I started reading it was a good satire. I would recommend this one for certain customers who have a dark sense of humor.

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