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REVIEW: ‘Cammy Sitting Shiva’

JL;DR SUMMARY Cary Gitter's debut novel, "Cammy Sitting Shiva," explores the nuanced and individualistic process of grieving through its protagonist, Cammy Adler. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityTraditionRelationshipsShivaMourningGriefJewish RitualNovelModern JudaismCary Gitter

Places mentioned

Queens, New York, United States
"The directionless 30-year-old lives in a basement apartment in Queens, N.Y., and just about makes a living as a freelance copywriter."
River Hill, New Jersey, United States
"She is certainly ill-equipped to return to her childhood home in the small town of River Hill in Bergen County, N.J., to console her mother, Beth, after her beloved father, Cy, dies of pneumonia following a minor surgical procedure."
Cobleskill, New York, United States
"Douglas C. MacLeod, Jr., is professor of composition and communication at SUNY Cobleskill and has published book reviews in multiple venues, including The Feathered Quill, Rain Taxi, ArtsFuse and On the Seawall."

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