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by Howard Jacobson

The Finkler Question. Good in bits.
“You could divide the world into those who wanted to kill Jews and those who wanted to be Jews.” versus “We’re all anti-Semites. We have no choice. You. Me. Everyone.”
When I was young I read E...

Iphigenia in Forest Hills: Anatomy of a Murder Trial

by Janet Malcolm

I love this writer's work although this is not her best book. Like Helen Garner, she often writes about interesting real-life events. This is a book about a real-life American woman accused of murdering her husband because of a custody dis...

The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

by Edmund de Waal

This is a beautifully written book that will linger with me. It takes you into several fascinating worlds; into Japanese aesthetics, into the vanished pre-WW2 world of Austria, of Russia and the Jewish diaspora. I found it really moving; c...

The Moment: A Novel

by Douglas Kennedy

Had to buy a book at Adelaide airport. It could have been worse. Set in Berlin while the wall is still in place - I found it a bit over-written. Like another book I read recently, it revolves around falling in love in an instant. I have f...

Super Sad True Love Story

by Gary Shteyngart

I love this book. I read it in Hong Kong which only heightened the pleasure for reasons which will become apparent if you read the book (which is largely set in New York). Destined to be one of my best books this year. Lenny and Eunice are ...

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Monday, August 11, 2008

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