The Mensch

<p>The World Needs a Mensch... But Stewie Blueschwitz will have to do. A somewhat nebbishy twelve year old Stewie would have been a curious choice to be a novel's protagonist were it not for the one unique and hidden ability he discovers. Devoting it at first to his preadolescent fantasies he comes to realize the potential for greater good. Against all odds mostly his overbearing yenta of a mother he aspires to become the first Jewish superhero The Mensch and ultimately to save the world.</p><p> </p><p><em>The Mensch</em> follows the Blueschwitz family for three generations divided into separate books. We watch Stewart improbably grow up marry and become a father. The legacy of this gift is continued through the subsequent stories of his precocious and resourceful daughter Skye and then her son James who finds more interest in his writing than this unnecessary burden. As the story takes a twist it leads to a climax that brings us full circle.</p><p> </p><p>This delightful book is brimming with humor sometimes heartwarming and oftentimes absurd. Writing is the hero here including the most unexpected presence of a poem within a parable within a comedy. But humor is found everywhere from the Backword rather than a Foreword (since Jewish people read from right to left) to the book's in-character about the author to the back cover faux reviews. And though the world needs a mensch a little schtick couldn't hurt either. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>