So is This Wilderness and Other Stories

By Benjamin P. David

Benjamin David's first book, So Is This Wilderness and Other Stories , presents readers with the often-outrageous journeys, in both America and Israel, of Mr. David and his memorable band of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595127924
• ISBN13: 9780595127924
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Our Generation Encapsulated

In the course of an individuals maturation process, there are certain immutable truths that transcend the [genders] and the generations. Benjamin David has grasped that process and articulated it in such a fashion that any person who has been through, or will go through, these turbulent years, can identify with. In detailing the trials and tribulations of persons whom I can easily recognize, it was refreshing to see that I was not alone in my thoughts-awkward or normal, his characters embody life for a person my age. As each page passes and the characters unfold, it is easy to see a friend, an acquaintance, or even yourself evolving with the story. Truly a delight to read and an enlightening experience. I look forward to more stories from this talented, energetic, realistic and enlightening author.

Truly Insightful

So This is Wilderness... offers some of the most insightful prose about growing up and learning who we are and what is important to us of any book around. The book's several stories offer characters, situations, and feelings that one can relate to, which is, after all, the hallmark of a great story. David's writing style is unique, inviting, and reflective of the way in which we think about things. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys short and intriguing stories that will undoubtedly strike a chord of nostalgia.

A must read!

This book was recommended to me by a friend and I want to spread the word. I loved it and I can't wait for Benjamin David's next book.

Is This Wilderness

This book is a MUST read! The author has such a wonderful way with words! He tells his stories in a gentle and informative way. The reader will feel that he has a very close personal relationship with the characters, and at times the narrator of these enchanting stories. With a warm personal style David invites his readers into the mind and the heart of his characters. He reveals to us clear and poignant pictures of a young Jewish man as he experiences life in Israel and in what appears to be his native United States. The reader will also feel a close relationship with the protagonists friends, lovers, and even his relatives. Anyone who enjoys well written yet entertaining short stories must read this book.

Well-crafted, most intriguing, has to be read....

Twenty three year old Benjamin David here presents his readership with a colorful collage of American Jewish youth in turn-of-the-century times. Miami apartments. Pennsylvania dormitory rooms. Used-clothing shops. Jerusalem movie theatres. Bar Mitzvahs, grocery stores, pubs, malls, bus rides... David's (extraordinarily well-developed) characters find themselves in the most awkward and maddening situations imaginable, again and again encountering figures altogether perplexing. His band of liberal Jews have us move from laughter to sobs and back to laugter all in the span of a couple of minutes. These stories epitomize the struggle that is and has been American Judaism. The book is sensational and needs to be read.