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At the center of A Blessing on the Moon is Chaim Skibelski. Death is merely the beginning of Chaim’s troubles. In the opening pages, he is shot along with the other Jews of his small Polish village. But instead of resting peacefully in the World to Come, Chaim, for reasons unclear to him, is left to wander the earth, accompanied by his rabbi, who has taken the form of a talking crow. Chaim’s afterlife journey is filled with extraordinary encounters whose consequences are far greater than he realizes. Not since Art Spiegelman’s Maus has a work so powerfully evoked one of the darkest moments of the twentieth century with such daring originality.
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"This really is quite an intense read. Well worth it and a pleasant surprise. But like most books that could be classified in the genre of magical-realism there are many aspects of the story I don't find conclusive enough. Probably just a personal preference. Excellently written."
— Melissa (4 out of 5 stars)
A Blessing on the Moon Listener Reviews
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" Jaw dropping--the afterlife of a Jewish village exterminated by the Nazis in occupied Poland. Chagall between hard covers. "
— Janet, 2/20/2014 -
" Haunting, magical fable. I don't have words to describe it. "
— Bonnie, 2/19/2014 -
" This is one of my favorite books of all time - writing style, content, all. I have no problem with "Holocaust art" and especially fiction writing. This is heart-breakingly beautiful. Christine - read it!!! "
— Betsy, 1/22/2014 -
" Best Holocaust novel I've ever read. "
— Tara, 1/13/2014 -
" I absolutely love the imagery and language Skibell used to paint this imaginative story. It truly brought an ironic perspective that was warm despite the fact that the character and his quest were dead. "
— Jen, 1/5/2014 -
" I didn't enjoy the third part of the book. Like some of the other reviewers, I felt it dragged on, and it became almost a chore to finish reading it. "
— Sherri, 12/18/2013 -
" Every time I looked up from this book, it was as if waking from a troubled afternoon nap. "
— Kate, 11/28/2013 -
" Haunting, thoughtful, graveyard-ironically humorous; perhaps the most amazing holocaust novel I have ever read. "
— Scott, 11/20/2013 -
" What a surreal, macabre, and amazing read! This book doesn't overlook the horrors of war and genocide; rather it exposes such banal evil to the light of the moon, heart, and mind. Skibell's A Blessing on the Moon is sheer brilliance. "
— Darshan, 11/16/2013 -
" I know I read it but I don't recall any of the details. "
— Sarah, 11/5/2013 -
" Weird-ass book. "
— Erin, 10/10/2013 -
" One of the most touching and memorable books I've ever read. Could read it over and over again and never get tired of it. "
— Sarah, 5/12/2013 -
" Pre-1998 discussion on CR Prodigy board. This one sstill haunts me -- own and have given away multiples -- yes, it is that good. "
— Dottie, 4/23/2013 -
" I could do nothing else until I finished this book. A Blessing on the Moon is haunting and beautiful. Highly recommended. "
— Robynn, 7/1/2012 -
" Has its moments. Need to read it again, frankly. "
— Mike, 6/15/2012 -
" A murdered Jew's ghost wanders his world and resurrects the moon.I found this book comforting. "
— Boris, 1/28/2012 -
" The novel was wonderful for the first 3/4 and then took a relatively boring turn and lost all momentum. "
— Scott, 7/10/2011 -
" A fable, a fairytale for the not-so-weak-hearted; a mystical journey to counter some of the horrors of the Holocaust, a really moving piece, well-written and compelling "
— Ninamarie, 3/7/2011 -
" This book was very strange. I did not understand the story at all. "
— Bluemoon, 1/13/2011
About Joseph Skibell
Joseph Skibell has received a Halls Fiction Fellowship, a Michener Fellowship, and a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, among other awards. He teaches at Emory University and is the director of the Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature.