Book Review

You Gotta Have Balls (2006)

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Jun 27, 2006; Writer: Lily Brett; Genre: Fiction; Publisher: William Morrow

In a cutesy sequel to 2002's Too Many Men, Lily Brett continues the saga of joyless, middle-aged Ruth Rothwax; Edek, her chipper Holocaust-survivor father; and Zofia, the zesty, bosomy widow he met on vacation in Poland. To Ruth's horror, pushy Zofia scores a green card and arrives in NYC to rekindle her torrid romance with Edek (''When I wrap my legs around him, I feel very happy'') and open a restaurant serving her specialty: meatballs. As wimpy Ruth wrings her hands, Zofia and Edek clobber her with needed lessons in joie de vivre, and Brett bombards us with pronunciation jokes and grating double entendres. (Exhibit A: the title, You Gotta Have Balls.)

Originally posted Jun 23, 2006 Published in issue #884-885 Jun 30, 2006 Order article reprints

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