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A review by ginbat
Panther in the Basement by Amos Oz
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Zionist propaganda, easy to read though and it was easy to get invested in the story. Except there was no story. There was no ending. You keep waiting for it to happen and it never does.
The depiction of Arabs is atrocious, calling them "bloodthirsty" when the narrator has never even met an Arab. The self-centered nature in the book is just so hard to overcome if you like reading. The author's ignorance is just too much. The characters talk about their hardships as grandchildren of Holocaust victims, but then proceed to spread bigotry of their own. Extremely tone deaf. Do not read.
The depiction of Arabs is atrocious, calling them "bloodthirsty" when the narrator has never even met an Arab. The self-centered nature in the book is just so hard to overcome if you like reading. The author's ignorance is just too much. The characters talk about their hardships as grandchildren of Holocaust victims, but then proceed to spread bigotry of their own. Extremely tone deaf. Do not read.