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Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies a Love Story
Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer
Almost before he knows it, Herman Broder, refugee and survivor of World War II, has three wives: Yadwiga, the Polish peasant who hid him from the Nazis; Masha , his beautiful and neurotic true love; and Tamara, his first wife, miraculously returned from the dead. Astonished by each new complication, and yet resigned to a life of evasion, Herman ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374148300
ISBN-10: 0374148309
Publication Date: 1972
Pages: 280
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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This book won a Nobel prize, so it would, of course, be a worthy read in the purely literary sense.
However, I did not care for this book. I found the characters irritating, and their motivations conveniently inconsistent so as to make any number of plot changes possible. Perhaps a more generous assessment would call the characters layered and complex.

Nevertheless, the bottom line was that I did not enjoy spending time with these people, nor did I find their stories compelling. Perhaps others would resonate more with this story, but this is one of the few books I would not recommend.
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daziegirl avatar reviewed Enemies, a Love Story on + 5 more book reviews
I don't think this is one of I.B. Singer's best novels. I found it very dark and disheartening and without very much merit. The main character is not very likable in that he is a cheating womanizer and if this is supposed to be humorous, I did not see the humor. I think more time could have been spent on better character development and plot.
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a great book!!!


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