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I thought this book was wonderful! I loved the way the author juxtaposes the young Jacob with the older Jacob; such a method has the potential to be jerky or awkward, but the transitions are smooth and the reader can easily manage to keep up with both storylines.

Gruen is a skilled storyteller, I was caught from the first page and couldn’t put the book down. I love when a book does that, and makes me both happy and sad, and this book does both of these things at various points. The most emotional aspect of the book for me was how Jacob felt about being in a nursing home, his frustration at having a “young” mind in an older body, and being treated as though he’s senile by the nursing home staff as well as his own family. This happens a lot in our culture, we tend to pack away the old because we don’t want to be reminded of what we will be one day. Wonderful, wonderful. 5 stars.
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