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"This book is a personal story of a man from a famous Hassidic dynasty who becomes a Psychiatrist and learns that all of his studies cannot out do what his "uneducated" parents knew in dealing with people and raising kids."
Josh Wander, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- general coming of age story
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- religious Jew
If this is a culture clash:
- minority culture living in majority area
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Age:
- 60's-90's
How sensitive is this person?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Eastern Europe
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- decency
- justice system
- dying
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
How much dialogue in bio?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 51-75% of book
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