![]() I mentally begged Jacob to follow in Asher’s example. Thankfully, Braff uses Asher, Jacob’s older brother, to act out against and dampen Abram’s supreme rule. If that quote doesn’t quite paint his character, think of the live-through-my-offspring mother seen on reality shows about toddler pageants and you’ve got Abram. ![]() In his offspring, he finds the grave limits he cannot admit in himself.” “Such is the narcissist who must mask his fears of inadequacy by ensuring that he is perceived to be a unique and brilliant stone. Abram is best summed up by a speech that Jacob imagines his mother giving: A period of time when Jacob wrestles with the typical coming of age angst, but does so under the crushing weight of his overbearing jerk of a father, Abram.Ībram is where the story differs from Curb Your Enthusiasm. Braff exposes Jacob’s life at ages ten, thirteen, and fifteen years old. Like Larry David, Jacob’s thoughts are unfiltered and often painfully honest. The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green by Joshua Braff reminded me of a season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. ![]() Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, Inc. ![]() Title: The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green ![]()
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