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"This is a combination of journal and research project which Wieseltier tackled in response to his father's death. The author, a literary critic and journalist, was not a particularly observant Jew up to that time, but decided to take the Orthodox course of going to the synogogue to say kaddish, the prayer for the dead, every day for the year following his father's death. He also researched the history of kaddish and various rabbis' commentaries and tales on the subject. The result is a very thoughtful and often aphoristic book, although the exhaustive historical and folktale material can be tiresome. "What death really says is: THINK." "Thoughts begin with definitions and then are held back by them." "People with secrets are not dishonest. They are unhappy. They want to be loved but not to be known." "Your father dies and you are free. And what do you do with your freedom? You think, and write, and pray, about your father. Congratulations!""
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- religious issues
Family, loving relations
Yes
Special relationship with
- father
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- little dialog
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