By Chauncey MabeIf Harold Kushner had been a literary critic instead of a rabbi,‭ ‬he might have asked,‭ “‬Why do bad books happen to good writers‭?” ‬And if Leo Tolstoy had also been a critic,‭ ‬he might have answered,‭ “‬All good books are alike,‭ ‬while every bad book goes bad in its own way.‭”These bloody thoughts are occasioned by Henning Mankel and Jim Crace,‭ ‬novelists … [Read more...]