i was an avid reader as a kid and my mother tried convincing me jewish authors are just as good. instead of arguing i took the book read until page 25 and accurately “guessed” the rest of the book, conflict and climax. the problem is many are so predictable bec the ending is either the main characters get married,become frum or both always while saying tons of tehillom.which leads to my other problem that authors insist on leaving morals that couldnt be missed by a blind illiterate cow on a dark night with no moon. which destroys the imaginative part of the book . this is a real example- i was reading a book about a secret agent sneaking up on a campsite (his name was like shmerel or s/t just as ridiculous for a spy, y cant they have goyish names)who stopped to say tehillom b4 the operation, i mean c’mon.y cant jewish authors write regular novels minus all the bad stuff and leave the morals for the rabbis or inspirational books
Menu