Unabridged Audiobook
I'm in the process of reading all of the Pulitzer Prize winning novels, and this one is one of the finest. My one issue is not with the book or even the reader, but with the producer who clearly didn't know enough of the Jewish/Yiddish idiom to instruct the reader in how to pronounce the terms correctly. I found this odd, considering that this is a very Jewish book with a lot of great usage of Yiddish words. (For example, pronouncing the word for grandmother as "Boobie" instead of "Bubbie" was really distracting.) Otherwise, the reader did a tremendous job with a book that had dozens of characters.
Very thought provoking
Not Amazing, and not Adventurous. I am completely mystified why this book won a Pulitzer, as well as the 5 star ratings here. The writing is bloated and over the top, it's full of pointless scenes that don't contribute to the story lines, most of the characters seem more like caricatures, and the narration is stagey and unconvincing. Worst of all, it's boring. I stopped listening after 12 hours, and honesty I should have done it sooner. Really sorry I wasted credits on it.
Such a great story. I could not "put it down!"
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