... kudos to Kalb, who pulls off this daring approach brilliantly, allowing readers to hear her grandmother’s inimitable voice.

If the second half of Kalb’s narrative is less affecting than the first, perhaps that is simply because everything after escape from a probable pogrom must be.

Written from the sometimes acerbic, sometimes sweet and always laser-sharp perspective of Bell.

This memoir is a quick read written in Bobby’s voice and covers Bobby’s colorful life in minute detail, as told by Kalb, in sweet quips and quotes.

... Bobby is the charming, hilarious, and ever-quotable star of her own one-woman show.

Kalb deftly captures her grandmother’s fierce, loving, and particular personality with the aid of saved voicemails, family photos, and stories of the strong-minded women in their family.

Kalb employs an unconventional yet highly effective and charming narrative device.

... amusing.