A review by milosci
The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross

adventurous tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love a good work of Jewish fiction, especially one like this that connects our real present to what-could-have-been. That being said, there were parts of this book where I had to backtrack thinking I missed a few pages, because sometimes it felt some pretty significant things were handwaved, and large chunks of time went unaccounted for to move the plot along a little faster. The ending blew me away, however, and I found it difficult to articulate to my non-Jewish friends just how much it slapped me in the heart. 
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