"This book, in its indispensable way, may make some readers uncomfortable as it amplifies voices and conflicting generational narratives around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within its own community.... Kreuter challenges readers to examine their current biases and narratives, succeeding in presenting a complex issue in an accessible and honest way. By doing so, he allows readers to deeply empathize with the characters.... The authentic dialogue of contemporary voices layered with complex emotions draw the reader in and welcome her to join the conversation, regardless of her affiliations or beliefs. Ultimately, Rubble Children invites readers into a nuanced and vital discourse, making it a compelling and thought-provoking read." Britta Stromeyer [Full review at https://brittastromeyer.com/2024/06/24/book-review-rubble-children-by-aaron-kreuter/]
"What if the worldview you were raised in turns out to be monstrous? In the stories that form Rubble Children, Aaron Kreuter examines a Jewish community in flux, caught between its historical fealty to Israel and a growing awakening and resistance to it. Rubble Children is a book of great range: at once political, communitarian, empathetic, funny, revolutionary, touching, and hopeful. This is a work that is essential for our moment." Saeed Teebi, author of Her First Palestinian
“The stories simultaneously ground themselves in the immediate, lived experience of the Jewish community in Toronto and leap beyond it into possible futures, following flights of imagination that curl back on the present, revealing its hidden dimensions. Rubble Children breaks what is essentially new ground for the Canadian short story. Urgent, topical, and contemporary, it makes for genuinely exhilarating reading.” Aaron Schneider, author of The Supply Chain
"A solid and provocative collection that needles all the contradictions in one Jewish community north of Toronto. The story ‘Rubble Children’ is jam-packed with scrappiness, turmoil, and revelation." Tamara Faith Berger, author of Yara
"Although Rubble Children is an important book given the current climate, it’s Kreuter’s characterization and storytelling abilities that make it a must-read. These are stories of growing, healing and understanding, powerfully told and skillfully wrought. History, culture, religion and politics play a part in each of these stories, but at the end of the day, it’s the humanity of the characters, and the vagaries of their nature that makes Rubble Children such a compelling read." Jeff Dupuis, The Miramichi Reader, August 10, 2024 [Full review at https://miramichireader.ca/2024/08/rubble-children-by-aaron-kreuter/]
"Rubble Children offers plain-spoken realism, with plots that sometimes levitate from the mundane, employing wildly satirical humor and dystopian flights of fancy." Julia M. Klein, Forward, August 15, 2024 [Full review at https://forward.com/culture/644526/aaron-kreuter-rubble-children-toronto-synagogue-jewish-fiction/]
"Aaron Kreuter’s collection of short stories, Rubble Children, explores a complex and multi-faceted Jewish presence in contemporary Canadian society.... This collection of stories is a necessary text." Sara Hailstone, September 1, 2024 [Full review at https://www.sarahailstone.com/book-reviews/rubble-children]
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