Shmutz by Felicia Berliner

Shmutz

Felicia Berliner

260 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

In this witty, provocative, and “compulsively readable coming-of-age story” (Cosmopolitan), a young Hasidic woman on a quest to get married fears she will never find a groom because of her secret addiction to porn.Like the other women in her ultra...

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Community Reviews Summary of 163 reviews

Moods

reflective 64%
emotional 47%
funny 41%
challenging 35%
tense 23%
sad 20%
dark 17%
informative 16%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 73%
fast 14%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 44% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 67% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

3.73

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