Posts Tagged: Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger

Nov 17 2014
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Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger – Review + Giveaway

Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger – Review + Giveaway

My Thoughts

I wasn’t sure what to think when I first started reading Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger. The story is set in a Jewish senior living community. While the mystery plot was interesting, and I liked the characters of Ida and Rose, I felt like I couldn’t really get into the story as much as I wanted. I’m not sure if this is because of the constant use of Jewish terms/slang/phrases that I had no idea what they meant, or the somewhat repetitive way that Ida told the story. I think I might have liked it more if Rose would have been telling her own story. I teetered between giving this …

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