God's Grace: Difference between revisions

''God's Grace'' has not received the same critical acclaim as have some of his previous works. Many have noted that it is much more dramatic than earlier writings. John Leonard, a reviewer for the ''[[New York Times]] ''wrote that the book, "[it] groans under the weight of its many meanings."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/09/28/reviews/malamud-grace.html|title=The New York Times: Book Review Search Article|website=www.nytimes.com|accessdate=11 February 2018}}</ref> Another ''New York Times'' writer called it "charming and foolish, topical and farfetched, provocative and innocent,"<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/29/books/malamud-s-dark-fable.html|title=Malamud's Dark Fable|first1=ALAN LELCHUK; Alan Lelchuk's new|last1=novel|first2=''In Her|last2=Forties|first3='' Will Be Published Next|last3=Year|newspaper=The New York Times |date=29 August 1982|publisher=|accessdate=11 February 2018|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> also noting that its meaning and symbolism were direct and cumbersome.