This book was interesting to me because it takes place not too far from where I live. Had interesting discussion on moving to the midwest from a big city (most of us have always lived here and had a different take). Discussion on Jews and their lifestyles. Lends to a lot of discussion on many topics.

This book was easy for us to relate to since we live within a hundred miles of so of Postville, though not in such a small town. The book was an interesting read. The author did a good job being fair to all perspectives. Some themes were religion and cultural identity, and ethno-centrism. I learned alot about Hasidic Jews and also about Midwestern culture from the perspective of an outsider. Fun to read in light of the big imigration bust at the Agriprocessor plant in 2007 (not exactly sure of the date, but it was BIG bust). I believe the guy who runs the plant in the book is on trial now...

Sometimes there are differences and problems where there are no solutions that can satisfy us.