A review by oliviak07
Unterzakhn by Leela Corman
3.0
Esther and Fanya's individual journeys and conclusions can still be relatable to today's generation of women, world wide.
Whether you find a connection based on their own experiences with gender roles, reproductive rights, professions of women then and now, or the immigration/assimilation experience, each will make you think and construct a discussion with fellow readers about how these twin sisters embraced their roles in their family, their gender, and their world.
The illustrations are delightfully bold and angular, common with the time period in which Esther and Fanya grow up in. The Art Deco and Ziegfeld style fashion and language (mixed with a comforting smothering of Yiddish) grabs the attention of the reader and does not let go until the final curtain call.
I would love to discuss the book and it's themes with others, so please explore it and add what you thought about Leela Corman's work!
Whether you find a connection based on their own experiences with gender roles, reproductive rights, professions of women then and now, or the immigration/assimilation experience, each will make you think and construct a discussion with fellow readers about how these twin sisters embraced their roles in their family, their gender, and their world.
The illustrations are delightfully bold and angular, common with the time period in which Esther and Fanya grow up in. The Art Deco and Ziegfeld style fashion and language (mixed with a comforting smothering of Yiddish) grabs the attention of the reader and does not let go until the final curtain call.
I would love to discuss the book and it's themes with others, so please explore it and add what you thought about Leela Corman's work!