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A Replacement Life By Boris Fishman (2000)

by Boris Fishman(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: A very fine debut, rife with compassion and dark humor. To me it's evident how much hard work Fishman put into it, that the book is so structurally sound and has some truly memorable great flashing lines, a most crucial facet of literature. I love that it has these meta- themes, of the stories-within-the-story, the blurred lines between fiction and nonfiction, with a heartfelt depth via Slava, the protagonist. I highly enjoyed the entire trajectory of the Arianna relationship, and how Slava's hangups with his family and community ties spill over into his intimate life (because don't they always?) What does it mean to be an American? I'm fascinated by that.
review 2: Interesting concept with on-the-mark observations across cultures between an American young writ... moreer born in Russia (same as the author) and his circles of acquaintances: one the one side the immigrant grandfather and his Russian-speaking, Russian-acting Brooklyn crowd, and on the other his colleagues at a prestigious Manhattan magazine. I would give it higher marks for the idea and the writing, but it didn't draw me in enough to be deeply concerned about the characters. less

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