St. Urbain's Horseman

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Summary: Outstanding
Review: A remarkable book, clever, interesting, and so well written that I often stopped just to marvel at how entertained I was. You'll be glad you got it.

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Summary: Another Mordicai Richler Gem
Review: If you've had the pleasure of reading Barney's Version (also by Mordecai), read this novel, too. In it, you will find many of the very same comic characters and general situations that made Barney's version a Canadian prize winner.

Bonus suggestion: His son, Daniel Richler, has written an excellent novel, as well: Kicking It.

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Summary: I love Mordecai Richler
Review: People of my parent's generation will always remember where they were when JFK was assasinated. Likewise, I'll always remember the day when I learned that Mordecai Richler had died. I was standing in the kitchen, making dinner, when it was announced on the CBC. I fell apart, and it's the only time I have ever cried over someone I didn't even know.
When people tell me that they've never heard of, or read, Mordecai Richler, I want to rail at the universe. He's simply the best there is - a novelist who was intelligent, comical, introspective, cynical, perceptive, heartfelt, brutally honest, and ultimately, unforgettable. Reading St.Urbain's Horseman saved me from a dismal semester in university. I was taking existentialist philosophy and sinking into gloom when I escaped into a story that was impossible to put down. I laughed out loud - so hard that I couldn't read. I could go on all day. Just read this book - I guarantee that you'll read it again. And then you'll have to read everything else Mordecai Richler wrote.
I wish there were more stories to look forward to.

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Summary: Another Mordicai Richler Gem
Review: The underappreciated novelist Modicai Richler was every bit the master of Jewish comedic fiction as Phillip Roth. When it came to describing the emerging Canadian middle class in the 1950 and 60s Richler got it just right and left one roaring with laughter to boot.

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Summary: Quality reading from north of the border!
Review: This must be the greatest book by a Canadian author! I've lived on St. Urbain St. in Montreal for the last three years and this book was perfect! Smart, scathing, hillarious, satirical gritty, cynical, and entertaining are all words that describe this book! A must read! Funny as hell!

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Summary: My first Richler
Review: This was the first Richler book I've read and I enjoyed it very much.