Orly Castel-Bloom's Human Parts
Normally I'm a fan of Castel-Bloom's writing, but between the awkward translation and the very neat endings, this didn't do it for me. She focuses on several characters from different walks of life, all dealing with various heartaches in near-future Israel, which is abnormally snowy, has a serious flu epidemic, and still has problems with terrorists. Parts of it worked well--I especially like Kati, a mother of four struggling with poverty--but it really jumped around too much to give any insight into the characters.
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