When some celebrity's misdemeanours are publicly exposed you can choose whether to savour all the details or to turn away - but there's no escape for the audience in an Israeli comedy club expecting to enjoy the jokes and funny stories of a seasoned comedian. In this extraordinary novel, Grossman's comedian is falling apart, you and the audience are trapped in your seats, watching and listening as he peels away, skin by skin, all the layers of his pain.
(James Baker - bwl 84 Spring 2017 ) |
