The Finkler Question - Howard Jacobson

54%
02.09.13

This won the Booker Prize so there's no denying it's accomplished. That doesn't make it any less self-satisfied with its cleverness though. It's probably funny and familiar if you're a middle-class, middle-aged man (of any religion) but, well, I'm not.

Kalooki Nights - Howard Jacobson

57%
16.01.11

This took me ages to read and wasn't really worth it in the end. A man blames all his troubles on being Jewish when clearly they are due to his misogyny and selfish personality. Perhaps that was the key to the satire but it took a long time to get there.