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 196 reviews

Moods

reflective 60%
emotional 46%
funny 39%
challenging 36%
tense 23%
sad 19%
dark 17%
informative 16%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 9%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 2%

Pace

medium 73%
slow 13%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 77% | A mix: 22%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 62% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.73

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