My Holocaust, TOVA REICH. HarperCollins, $24.95, (336p) ISBN 978-0-06-117345-5
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than 70 years later, most writers still tread softly when it comes to the
six million Jews (and countless others) who died at the hands of the Nazis.
My Holocaust is a totally different breed. A shocking, brave satire, the
novel digs into those who, in the name of avenging six million deaths,
commodify tragedy. Despite her absurd, offensive characters (including a
jihad terrorist who gets co-opted by a rabbi), Tova Reich never trivializes
the Holocaust: indeed, by presenting the outlandishness of her characters'
cheap morality, she encourages readers to ponder the gravity of the
Holocaust. "I take no offense in being offended, if the truths revealed
enlighten," notes the Philadelphia Inquirer. And with humor and anger, My
Holocaust enlightens.