Moving Kings – Joshua Cohen

This story follows two men, Yoav and Uri, who — after serving their compulsory military service in Israel — come to NYC to work for King Moving company.  The company is owned and operated by Yoav’s cousin who takes the men on as a way to assuage his internal guilt for his failings with his family.  The company specializes in eviction moving.  Ultimately, the men are involved in an eviction gone wrong.  The writing style sucked me into this story at the very outset and carried me at a frenetic pace through the book.  There is a tremendous amount of insight about Israeli military service and the eviction moving business as well as quiet commentary about the housing and eviction crisis in American cities.

 

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