205 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375404924
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 16 March 1999
Description
In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. "The Wig" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In "The Tumblers," Englander envisions a grou...
Community Reviews Summary of 153 reviews
Moods
challenging 33%
informative 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Average rating
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205 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375404924
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 16 March 1999
Description
In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. "The Wig" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In "The Tumblers," Englander envisions a grou...
Community Reviews Summary of 153 reviews
Moods
challenging 33%
informative 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.