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Feb 16, 2018GLNovak rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book had great reviews so I decided to read it. Too much for me. Two characters who never meet make their way to Tel Aviv to try to fix their blocked lives. One, a writer, hopes she will be able to finally remove the blockage and write her next novel, while at the same time come to terms with her failing marriage and her love for her children. The other, a wealthy lawyer, has divested himself of all his possessions except for two million dollars which he hopes to find a worthy cause to donate it to in honour of his parents. Sounds straightforward, but these two plots are secondary to their endless wondering about their lives, the meaning of their lives, the getting back of their reality, their sense of Jewishness, their sense of the meaning of Jewish history, and on and on. I understand that the author is a very respected person, but for the casual reader like myself, this book was just too much of a slog for me.