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I like it much better than I thought I would.

My father would appreciate this book.

shout-out Pastor Marty

"This was no longer my street. No one would remember me or my family. When I thought of it, I had the strange feeling that my experience there constituted something removed from the world. I was in my twenties, but it seemed as if I were already an old man...At the same time, I recalled every house, court yard, cheder, Hasidic studyhouse, store; every girl, street loafer, housewife -their voices, gestures, manners."

oh my God

very good

the death of your family is in unexpected order

What must not under any circumstances be uttered in the clinic may be shouted from the rooftop of any church, synagogue, or candlelit bedroom, even if it is a prayer addressed to the very One who has abandoned you:
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest.

Pissed

"There is no such thing as a sum of suffering, for no one suffers it. When we have reached the maximum that a single person can suffer, we have, no doubt, reached something very horrible, but we have reached all the suffering there can ever be in the universe. The addition of a million fellow-sufferers adds no more pain."

I'm starting to believe the mood I'm in greatly affects how I feel about the book I'm reading.

Franny

a little devastating

wonderful

I probably shouldn't document my thoughts yet.

I miss physics. I actually miss math.

A little pissed I didn't read The Passenger first. It'll probably be okay anyway.

I'm trying it out, might not be time to read this book yet.

"And what kind of gift does a Rothschild daughter get? Constance, Sir Anthony's older one, had a passion for teaching. Daddy gave her - a school. Constance was approaching sweet sixteen when, as she wrote in her journal, "...my father asked me what I should like to have for a birthday present. I boldly answered 'an infants' school.' My request was granted and I was allowed to lay the first stone of the new building."

The Family

very interesting

"unable to rid herself of her memories. Poor thing."

oh

Maybe because they're short stories, I'm judging them separately. But if they were chapters that linked together, I would not.

I had other expectations

I felt that the author lost control of the ending, almost ending it carelessly and boring, but there's some sign of hope.

it's so good