Me, My Shelf, & I's Reviews > Thistlefoot

Loved all the little Yiddish phrases and found the Ashkenazi diaspora to be relatable as hell. Can't say that's going to appeal to everyone, but the matzah and the mezzuzah and the bubbes... it felt like home.

For the goyim out there--
This felt so very much like the classic Jewish stories and phrases, wit and warnings, that I grew up with. There were moments that I subconsciously pictured my grandma reading it to me because I've heard these aphorisms so often in her voice (so it's hard not to be at least a little bit attached).

I'm also a sucker for a magic house, especially one that talks, and I would've loved more chapters from Thistlefoot.

CW--
This got surprisingly into pogroms -which was a very interesting take on the retelling- but also made me sad. I think the story was well done, I just prefer for it to be more metaphorical and not directly rooted in our real world (this is a story taking place on American soil in present day).