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Michael Veletsky

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Kiev, Ukraine

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Fiction, Nonfiction, Philosophy

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July 2019

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Average rating: 4.16 · 105 ratings · 45 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ultimatum or Dinners with Saul: Contemporary Jewish immigrants political philosophical fiction novel 4.41 avg rating — 49 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basement in Bucha or People Like Us: War and Peace in Ukraine 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nutcase from the Future 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guest List or Chatting with Saul 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intersection liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intersection 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Guest List or Chatting with Saul: Jewish family: Modern political, philosophical fiction novel by Michael Veletsky (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Michael Veletsky rated a book liked it Accustomed to the Dark by Thomas DeConna (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Well-written This book is well-written, but its format could be a simple collection of short stories that make you think about life, without providing any answers or new ideas.
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Michael Veletsky rated a book really liked it Where is Held? by Michael Califra (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Fun read The story was a quick read. I kept turning pages, anticipating the ending. I would recommend this short story, filled with humor and criticism of the system.
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Michael Veletsky rated a book liked it TOO BIG by Gary Tarulli (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael Veletsky rated a book it was amazing Tiger Season: A Novel of Korea by Gojan Nikolich (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Ugly truth. This is a must-read book about the senseless horrors of wars and the tragic cost of human lives. The story of American soldiers and Korean civilians on both sides of the DMZ and the tiger. And in the middle of all that tragedy, the author f ...more
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