Books by Stuart Nadler
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review 1: This is one of the best books I've read all summer -- I'm very sorry I've put off reading it since hearing about it last year. Nadler wraps up race relations, the father/son relationship, the impact of sudden wealth (a lot of really heavy topics) into a compelling story. The only...
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review 1: A debut novel looking into racial relations on Cape Cod. I found the protagonist difficult to develope empathy for. Hie clumsy efforts to make up for the bigotry of his father usually ended up making the situation much worse instead of better. The recipients of his attention suff...
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review 1: Nadler's short stories immediately sucked me into the world of his characters, which are often those of middle-class Jews on the east or west coasts. His stories trace diverse relationships (father & son, husband and wife, bf and gf) and, much to Nadler's credit, you don't feel ...
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review 1: I was first drawn to the collection by its inclusion (with Justin Torres, a fave) into the 5 under 35 group sponsored/hosted/chosen by the National Book Foundation. Then, I knew I needed to read it, based on the description of one of the stories as a "road trip between father and...