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Title: Contrived attempts at Humor
Review: This is an attempt to be humorous which falls flat in his contrived use of Yiddish words and idioms which for most readers should have provided a glossary of italicized words.Of course the idea was a preposterous story but any humor interspersed in the pointless detective story was lost. I grew up with parents who spoke Yiddish and I didn't recognize many of the words as they were used.I plowed through the book only because of a compulsion to finish anything once started and was implored by my wife to give it up as I moaned and complained.I did not read his first book but reading this casts doubts on the Pulitzer prize committee.
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