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khosch's review against another edition
not a good introduction to the Rabbi stories, I guess!
I got bored with he infighting and gave up before the murder happened.
I got bored with he infighting and gave up before the murder happened.
j_lange's review against another edition
5.0
This is definitely a product of the late 1960s. If you read this for the mystery, you are probably disappointed. It takes a long time to get to the murder, and the red-herrings aren't as interesting as previous books. Even the overall explanation seems a let down by the end. And yet....the synagogue politics, the conflicts between race, class, and gender that reflected the late 1960s connected so clearly to today that I enjoyed this book quite a bit.
tessisreading2's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable although somewhat dated, both with the race relations and the drug trafficking (oh, that dangerous marihuana...).
noellita234's review against another edition
3.0
Small town politics and racism shapes tho one. Not my favorite
eososray's review against another edition
3.0
This book definitely shows its age with the references to Marijuana that come across like it's a hard drug. I'm sure this isn't just my West Coast sensibilities thinking how not bad it was to be dealing or smoking it, you'd have thought it was Cocaine the way everyone was acting.
The story also spent a little too much time on Temple politics, to the detriment of the actual mystery.
The story also spent a little too much time on Temple politics, to the detriment of the actual mystery.
polyhy_14's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
skateanddonate's review against another edition
5.0
Delightful
Really enjoyed this book. It was so nice to hear both sides of the coin / argument / debate and “You’ll find, Rabbi,” he said, and he patted him on the arm, “that if you have faith, everything comes out right in the end.”
I keep forgetting just how much I enjoy reading this series. Highly recommend.
Really enjoyed this book. It was so nice to hear both sides of the coin / argument / debate and “You’ll find, Rabbi,” he said, and he patted him on the arm, “that if you have faith, everything comes out right in the end.”
I keep forgetting just how much I enjoy reading this series. Highly recommend.
elizafiedler's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The internal politics of the temple were really the central plot of this book; the murder was a distant second. I'm probably done with this series; it's a cute concept, though.