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For jewish israeli’s this crisis is even more acute as zionism was supposed to solve the problem of jewish homelessness

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There are no happily tied up endings – indeed there are no endings to speak of in any of the stories as each leaves off in the middle of life – sometimes maddeningly in the middle of a problem making it clear that a nicely tied up solution is impossible

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With the exception of a protagonist who is filipino the female characters often seemed rather aloof passionate but also disconnected from the consequences of their actions – almost in the tradition of stereotypical masculine characters

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This is not to say that all of the male characters were weak they just don’t stand out as the women do

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An additional point that recurs in the stories is how living with the constant threat of terrorist attacks affects the way the characters live their lives

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Personal note tsabari’s work makes me want to read additional israeli fiction and see if these themes hold true throughout or are just one person’s interpretation

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Disclaimer i received an advanced copy of this book from random house publishing through netgalley in exchange for an honest review

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Another is the onus of mandatory military service to all citizens another the unique challenges of mizrahi living among the majority ashkenazi another a sexual energy that permeates many of the stories and of course there is the ever looming threat of random and terrifying violence