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Jake reminded me of the main character in The Nix.

I’m happy this was a short read. I did not like the style. For someone whose loved one has dementia, I don’t think this book fully captures the pain and sadness. It’s certainly an important topic and will be good fodder for book club discussions, but I did not like this book. It also reminded me why I would not want to exercise at a public pool. 😢

This book was OK. I was hoping for something more emotional, but the narrator was so detached not only from his own story, but also the point of the book: dealing with post WW2 guilt over the Holocaust. It seemed that he really didn’t care about anything, but it also didn’t seem like any existential probing.

This is a good read for people who are thinking about or already live in a foreign culture. It’s also good for intercultural trainers/consultants who want a clear picture of the different ways people integrate (or not). Lots of references included for further reading.