"A rare blessing . . . a smart and witty novel . . . infused with delight." –
The Washington Post "Tender, wry and entertaining. . . . Englander's trademark humor is on display, but most striking and moving about
kaddish.com is the unabashed sweetness of a son's longing for a father." –
The New York Times Book Review "Satirical, inventive, and brimming with gallows humor, this novel's whip-smart look at the clash of religious and secular worlds showcases Englander at his best." –
Esquire "Ingenious." –
Houston Chronicle "A wonderfully nimble performance. . . .
kaddish.com smuggles profound moral questions under the dress of its light and diverting story." –
The Wall Street Journal "[A] poignant coming-to-understanding about grief, the meaning of tradition, and love between fathers and sons." –Minneapolis
Star Tribune "[A] delight of a novel. . . . A marvelous comic fable. . . . Englander's expansive imagination is such that he can convincingly write the part of a secular Jewish hipster and a born-again Jew - and do it with the Yiddish inflections of a Borscht Belt comedian." –Associated Press
"A rollicking, generous-hearted tale of faith, identity and family. . . . Englander's best novel so far." –
Financial Times "Tantalizing. . . . Englander's prose is always sprightly. He makes it easy to turn the page." –
The Forward "With his usual wit and irreverence . . . Nathan Englander spins out a tale. . . . There's still a good deal of tongue-in-cheek humor in the story that follows . . . but it's also an earnest look at belief, at ritual, at mourning, and at family ties." –
Vanity Fair "
kaddish.com is funny but also profound, a saga of spiritual transformation. . . . Amid the chaos in which we all live nowadays, [the novel] is a bright light in a dark world." –
Jewish Journal "[There is] a hum of suspense behind this slim tale that belies its subject." –Vulture
"Simultaneously humorous and deeply moving. . . . [An] excellent comic dissection of Jewish-American life. . . . This novel reads like Chaim Potok filtered through the sensibility of Mel Brooks." –
Publishers Weekly "Humorous and moving. . . . Englander is a master at displaying the way a single decision, made in a private moment, can stay with us for the rest of our lives and haunt our future." –
Bookforum "Englander is mischievously hilarious, nightmarish, suspenseful, inquisitive, and deliriously tender in this concentrated tale of tradition and improvisation, faith and love." –
Booklist "Part fable, part magic realism, part mystery, deeply touching, occasionally weird, almost always funny." –
Jewish Standard