by Amos Oz
this was a slow read for me, but probably i should have read it even slower. it's a very deliberate book, even when it seems to be rambling. the main character is this man who spouts off about so many things, and talks and talks and talks, boring people but having flashes of brilliance. the book ...
my husband bought me this out of the blue years ago. it was the first israeli novel i'd ever read and i loved it. i went on to seek out more israeli fiction, but nothing did it for me like this did. the selling point was the very nicely drawn protagonist, both lovable and a loser.
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