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Title: Almost Perfect Moment, An : A Novel by Binnie Kirshenbaum ISBN: 0-06-052086-8 Publisher: Ecco Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great new offering from Ms Kirshenbaum
Comment: Wow! I had the wonderful opportunity of previewing the newest book from this very talented author.
It is about a Jewish teenager growing up in Brooklyn in the 70's. It touches on her relationship with her single parent mother and the mother's friends, the grandparents of the father she never knew, her friends at school, and several of her teachers. I really enjoyed it, but these are the kinds of stories I like. There is humor, sadness, betrayal, growing, etc. Things aren't always perfect and happily ever after, but rather realistic endings. Mariam and Valentine are well defined characters that will stay with you after you turn the last page.
There were some twists and turns and along with the humor and wisdom, it was dark in some places. As in life, there are some not-so-nice characters and their less than sterling behavior. All in all a good read for those who enjoy mother/daughter and relationship books that are more true to life than sugary sweet.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Important Book
Comment: An Almost Perfect Moment is a very funny book and a delight to read. That said, it also has a Faulknerian quality that ultimately makes it profoundly disturbing. Kirshenbaum unfolds the world of Canarsie and the characters who inhabit it, characters who try to understand their own lives, but lack the articulation to express their feelings and visions. Kirshenbaum explores the possibilites of miracles, profound loneliness, futility and pride. Though the reader may not want to identify with the sometimes stark emotions of the characters, it becomes impossible not to. This is a truly brilliant book, the type of book that has become rare in modern fiction.
Rating: 3
Summary: Very Readable by Fizzles in the End
Comment: "An Almost Perfect Moment" is very readable and entertaining, though it turns quite dark and is ultimately depressing.
Plus, I don't think they made Diet Pepsi in the early 70's...I think we only had TAB and Fresca.
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Title: The Outside World by Tova Mirvis ISBN: 1400041619 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 30 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Hester Among the Ruins by Binnie Kirshenbaum ISBN: 015602750X Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Amateur Marriage: A Novel by ANNE TYLER ISBN: 1400042070 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Seven Blessings: A Novel by Ruchama King ISBN: 0312309155 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 13 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Little Children : A Novel by Tom Perrotta ISBN: 0312315716 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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