Title: An interesting variant of the story of Jacob & Esau
Product review: I enjoyed this book, although I certainly agreed with prior Amazon.com readers who thought it would have been better had the author developed the story from Jonathan's point of view as well as Jacob's; otherwise, it might have worked better had it been written in the 1st person from Jacob's point of view. I had a striking insight, though, when I attended services at NY's gay synagogue the same day I finished reading the book, and the rabbi delivered a sermon on the portion of the week: Jacob & Esau. It struck me quite forcibly, especially with Papa Isaac and the younger twin being named Jacob, that Lowenthal may have gotten some of his inspiration for this book from the Bible story. So, not perfect, but certainly interesting. Some of the set pieces (like the Coffeemate story) are truly hilarious.
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