The Finkler Question

Any review of The Finkler Question is required to make at least a passing reference to Woody Allen, so I'd like to say that the first half of this book is like Annie Hall-era Woody Allen. Funny, engaging, a pitch-perfect work. The second half of the book, however, is more like Everyone Says I Love You Woody Allen. Flawed, not as fun, and it makes you feel sort of uncomfortable finding young Natalie Portman so attractive.