A review by libraryfrog
The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross

4.5

Very excellent story telling and insight. Dark and gritty, honest and doesn’t shy away from showing the problematic aspects of many aspects of society both Jewish and goyish. Definitely modern Sholem Aleichem vibes, I really appreciated the nods to Yiddish storytelling. Worth the read because it makes you think and tells a winding story you won’t forget. I read it in smaller chunks because it is heavy. 

(All the content warnings for this one, just all of them, including many uses of the G word for Romani people, which doesn't have a specific indicator here.) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping