books by Evan Fallenberg (light novel fell)

books by Evan Fallenberg

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9 reviews
Evan Fallenberg

Soho Press, 2008

Weaves the secular and profane
It's amazing to me that the author is a straight man, though I note he has acknowledged authorities on Jewish gay issues. The prose is mellifluous, picking you up and carrying you along so that the writing alone is a joy; the plot only adds to it. If you are gay and Jewish, particularly if you grow up in a household with any degree of religious observance, this book will mesmerize you on many ...

Beaufort

12 reviews
Ron Leshem

Delacorte Press, 2007

Are we not men . . .
This is the best novel I've read about men in war since Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried". In a flood of language (translated effectively from Hebrew to English) we are swept into a world of words describing experiences that have no counterpart in everyday life. The young IDF soldiers stationed inside Lebanon during the 1980s and 90s occupation of that country, led by a nonstop talking ...

A Pigeon and a Boy: A Novel

13 reviews
Meir Shalev

Schocken, 2007

A Pigeon and an Olive Branch
When I first spotted the book on the shelves at one of the local bookstores, I stared at it for 2-minutes. It wasn't the glossy jacket that stood out, nor was it a particularly catchy title that made me want to buy the book. It was the author's name: Meir Shalev. An Israeli author's book being sold here? I could tell the author is an Israeli from the name. I picked the book out of ...