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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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The Harsh Exoticness of MY OWN GROUND,
By A Customer
This review is from: My Own Ground (Library of Modern Jewish Literature) (Paperback)
I've been carrying the banner of Hugh Nissenson for some years now, especially with MY OWN GROUND. Henry Roth's CALL IT SLEEP has for years been the considered the sine qua non in the canon of Lower East Side fiction, but MY OWN GROUND is a real stunner. The story of a teenage orphan in the Lower East Side in 1912, the novel quite skillfully avoids the cliche-ridden traps of the usual "folkloric" opus, instead bringing us a teeming, swirling--and very dangerous--world in which Jake (an orphan without the usual dose of "pluck") must navigate. MY OWN GROUND is also a welcome relief from the usual dose of schmaltz (i.e., Leo Rosten)that is usually served up-- here the Lower East Side is a grimy and poor place, and Jake falls in with the eerie and malevolent pimp Shlifka. I can't say enough about this novel. It deserves to be front and center in any survey of Jewish fiction.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
My Own Ground,
By A Customer
This review is from: My Own Ground (Library of Modern Jewish Literature) (Paperback)
Although My Own Ground is an interesting comment on the positive aspects of a Marxist society, Nissenson becomes overhanded in his portrayal of this utopian Marxist society. Nissenson portrays the positive aspects of a Marxist society, but never takes a close look at the abuses of power that can occur with a Marxist society. The novel centers on a woman who becomes a prostitute because she is unable to support herself in a capitalistic society. Although there are very real problems with a strictly capitalistic society, I feel that this book portrays Marxism as the absolute way to live in society. Although overall it was a good novel, perhaps if he had not been so overt in his intentions, it would have been a better novel.
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