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smalka
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 Wed, Nov 27 2013, 12:05 pm
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Any suggestions for non-depressing novels, preferably Jewish-themed?
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sequoia
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Wed, Nov 27 2013, 12:10 pm
That is a contradiction in terms 
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smalka
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Wed, Nov 27 2013, 12:16 pm
So true, which is why they are so hard to find 
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sequoia
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Wed, Nov 27 2013, 12:17 pm
I can only recommend The Saturday Wife by Naomi Ragen.
There's also Here Comes Mashiach by Dina Rubina, which is one of my favorites, but
1. I don't know how good the translation is
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2. While it's written with a light, comic style, the ending is tragic.
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PinkFridge
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Mon, Dec 02 2013, 9:26 pm
Second Chances by Yael Mermelstein
Hm, I'll come up with more but not right now, my brain's shutting down.
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smalka
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Tue, Dec 03 2013, 9:20 pm
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Cookbooks can be depressing, too
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chatouli
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Tue, Dec 03 2013, 9:26 pm
| sequoia wrote: | I can only recommend The Saturday Wife by Naomi Ragen.
There's also Here Comes Mashiach by Dina Rubina, which is one of my favorites, but
1. I don't know how good the translation is
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2. While it's written with a light, comic style, the ending is tragic. |
I found the Saturday Wife to be quite depressing and really out there. Not my favorite Naomi Ragen book at all. To each their own.
Sun Inside Rain by M. Bassara is well written and not depressing at all.
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basement
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Tue, Dec 03 2013, 9:27 pm
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If you're looking for a very light read, I'd recommend Thirteenth Ave (older novel)... Malka Adler's books are very heartwarming, but more short pieces, not novels: A sunny slice of life, Second ? Of sunshine. Close to Home is a novel that recently came out and would fit the bill too, I think.
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