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The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green
The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green
Author: Joshua Braff
Jacob Green doesn’t mean to disappoint his father, but he can’t help thinking the most unthinkable (and very funny) thoughts about public-school humiliation, Hebrew-school disinclination, and in-home sex education (with the live-in nanny!). If only his mother hadn’t started college at thirty-six (and fallen for her psychology p...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780452286702
ISBN-10: 0452286700
Publication Date: 9/27/2005
Pages: 272
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 25 ratings
Publisher: Plume
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2
This is probably most enjoyable if you're Jewish (I am) because you "get" all the references, but readable for anyone who enjoys a quick ethnocentric, dysfunctional-family novella... I didn't love it, but not bad.
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Helpful Score: 1
Written by the brother of Zack Braff (from the TV show Scrubs) about a teenage boy's hilariously and achingly sad disfunctional family.
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WestofMars avatar reviewed The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green on + 162 more book reviews
This was the best book I've read in awhile now. I just GOT it; Jacob and his dad, Jacob and Asher, even Jacob and his mom. Not at all the Modern-Day Portnoy's Complaint that it's billed as, this is a much deeper, more tender and more feeling story. A definite don't miss.
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intelligent pre-adolescent romp


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