224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525434054
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 11 February 2020
Description
When his father dies, it falls to Larry--the secular son in a family of Orthodox Brooklyn Jews--to recite the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, every day for eleven months. But to the horror and dismay of his sister, Larry refuses, imperili...
Community Reviews Summary of 222 reviews
Moods
emotional 55%
funny 35%
challenging 25%
hopeful 25%
adventurous 15%
dark 15%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 10%
mysterious 10%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 18% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
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Death, Grief, Death of parent
224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525434054
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 11 February 2020
Description
When his father dies, it falls to Larry--the secular son in a family of Orthodox Brooklyn Jews--to recite the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, every day for eleven months. But to the horror and dismay of his sister, Larry refuses, imperili...
Community Reviews Summary of 222 reviews
Moods
emotional 55%
funny 35%
challenging 25%
hopeful 25%
adventurous 15%
dark 15%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 10%
mysterious 10%
tense 5%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 42%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 18% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Grief, Death of parent