A review by huddycleve
The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross

funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

A very fun book with good doses of touching moments, both quotidian and complex/dark. My main reason for not giving 4 stars or higher, is that characters ruminate briefly on a “history” of Israel-Palestine — that curiously says very little about the bloody conflicts that have taken place over the decades, most notably the genocidal ethnic cleansing campaign that Israel has waged since its founding. However I am unsure if this is the author’s own bias, or meant to be a reflection of the characters discussing the matter (the issue is initially broached by a Polish gentile, who gives the short and fluffy history of the ethnostate).