{"product_id":"9780692392393","title":"Jewish Lightning: So, What Could Go Wrong?","description":"So what could go wrong?\u003cbr\u003eWhat could go wrong, indeed?\u003cp\u003eWhen will the lightning strike again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are some questions readers are sure to ask as they travel with the protagonist, Henry Katz, along one perilous path after another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot long after his first \"cutting-edge\" religious experience, Henry develops some Supreme doubts. Throughout life, these add to his difficulties. Can he believe in a deity that imposes such a cruel initiation on a one-week-old child? Jewish Lightning answers the question in forceful prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis penchant for experimentation with chemicals as unstable as he keeps the action coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry Zack tells Henry Katz's story with a masterful combination of wit, irony and affection. The author's Brooklyn, Jewish background gives the reader a sense of place and indexes the catalogue of neuroses that proliferate in that setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough this is a coming-of-age novel, the character never quite comes of age. Just when you think he has risen above his earlier challenges, Henry manages to create new ones, even more hazardous than those of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laugh-a-Minute Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50016786219248,"sku":"9780692392393","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692392393_p0.jpg?v=1784241213","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692392393","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}