A review by bookreviewswithkb
City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

“she kept her lips tight because she had grown into someone who often wanted to scream but had never learned how.”

for me, this novel fell really flat. i was so intrigued by the concept of it - a queer story with Jewish folklore and complicated family dynamics written by a Jewish author who supports a free Palestine, count me in - but it didn’t work for me. the story is very disjointed and confusing. the first 100 pages utilized the voice of the main character, but suddenly we started switching POVs and timelines in a way that i couldn’t follow 🥴