Baltimore City Paper: ARTS Faith for Beginners -
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Published on: 1/26/2006
Last Visited: 1/26/2006
By Aaron Hamburger
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Hamburger writes Jeremy as though he has some measure of sympathy for him, but with Jeremy representing some of the worst, most blundering of American behaviors, it is hard for you to extend the same grace.
Jeremy's mother, who Hamburger refers to as "Mrs.Michaelson," as though instead of being her creator he was a guest in her kitchen, goes through some changes of her own.She's brought her sick husband along to Israel despite the heat, danger, and general hassle of traveling.He's not dying, but he's not living very well either, and his illness exacerbates her feelings of loneliness and confusion.The explorations of her feelings toward her faith are some of the more interesting points in the book.
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By Aaron Hamburger