Finkler Question Audiobook (Unabridged)

" It started out well, but didn't seem to know how to end. "

" The book was supposed to be well written and funny. I found it to be neither. An occasional joke pops up along the way but it is hard to maintain much interest in Julian Treslove, the main character. Although his friend Sam Finkler's activities cause the reader to cringe, he does seem to go through some development. Julian's love interest Hephzibah is well drawn. The writing is neither taut nor elegant. The book is written at the level of an uncle who tells stories at family gatherings. "

" Oh my goodness, painful to finish and not in any emotional sense. Time spent reading this is time I can't get back. Not for me at all! "

" I am embarassed to admit it: I gave up. I haven't given up on a book in a while not since Wally Lamb's "The hour I first believed". I don't like giving up but it just was not happening. I did not like any of the characters, nothing much happened. I am probably not clever enough to "get" the humor or the meaning of the book for that matter. All I know is that life is too short to read tedious books. Still it does not feel right I might pick it up again later. "

" Can we really know our friends? Is what we imagine even close to the truth? It's a beautiful book. It's billed as comic, and there are funny bits, but it left me wanting to weep. In a good way. "

" Just couldn't get through this; never really was able to get into the story. "

" Enjoyed it. very much. Set in contemporary London, winner of the Man Booker Prize 2011. Characters are well described,unique and interesting. Very funny and insightful novel. "

" Amazing writer - this book has made me want to read his earlier books. "

" I had a really hard time getting into this book and in fact, never actually finished it. I usually enjoy Man Booker choices but I couldn't relate to anything in this book. My mother read it and enjoyed it considerably more so maybe it's written for an older audience. "

" About the angst of a non-Jew who wants to be a Jew. Strange but relatively enjoyable. "

" June Topanga Book Club selection "

" Not my cup of tea. Finished it but struggled. Depressing and slow. "

" I stayed with this book to the bitter end, hoping for some redemption for it, for some compensation for my wasted time. There was none. Some beautiful writing. Some pedantic thinking. Some brilliant thoughts. But not much of a story and very repetitive. "

" Very clever and amusing and disturbing. "

" (hardcopy) The book started out by making me mad (jewish stereotypes), had lots of funny spots, and at the end, I was wondering why I had spent the time. "

" A very good writer and a new take on an interesting topic. The book is funny in an intelligent way and a great contrast or addition to the many many American novels about being jewish. A really delightful read - and some great characters. "

" Ik ben niet dol op het elaboreren van etnische stereotypen. Wij Limburgse Friezen hebben daar iets tegen. "

" Hated it. Dragged on and on and on and he wouldn't stop whining and whining. Finally gave up about 85% in and stopped reading because someone I met said that it never gets better and there is no payoff at the end for all that you had to slog through. Blech. "

" Repetitive ramblings of an old man. I didn't find it at all funny. "

" This book is a little strange. I think it questions in a unique way what it means to be Jewish and the role of relationships in today's world. The important relationships in it are the men's, not the male female ones. "

" Self-indulgent rubbish. I can't believe it won a prize! "

" The book kept me reading although I found most of the characters annoying. Another book where the author needed to wind up the ending and it was not satisfying. "