(originally posted on May 26, 2008)
Boy, can I relate to this book, a memoir in the form of a series of essays. Whether it's Shukert's description of music festival competitions, the secret goings-on at Jewish youth groups or car trips with the family, the parallels were eerie. More to the point, Shukert has an incisive eye about the foibles of human nature, of family and of learning to survive on your own, no matter how embarrassing the situation might be.
