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Title: Largely impenetrable
Review: Having not grown up in a Jewish area, and not being Jewish myself, I found this book to be a very hard slog. There would be a term on every single page which I couldn't understand. I worked with a dictionary at my side for about half the book and then gave up. The author makes little effort to explain the unique items, behaviours and traditions in the Jewish community where this novel takes place. If you are familiar with the culture, it may not bother you.Putting aside this road block, the book was well written and had decent characters.
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