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Shmutz

Felicia Berliner

3.59 AVERAGE

emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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natsmtz's review

3.75
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cressidabea's review

3.75
funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An interesting book. Involved and slow to medium paced with a strange loping finish. Unresolved and unclear but not in a dissatisfying way.

mimdotwil's review

4.5
adventurous informative reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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studydniowka's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Nie czytałam nigdy żadnej książki, poświęconej stricte kobiecemu uzależnieniu od pornografii, które jest poddawane tak skrupulatnej (według mnie ze słusznej pozycji wychodzącej) analizie. Refleksji poddawane jest nie tylko samo uzależnienie, ale także warunki, które sprawiają, że młode kobiety sięgają po porno. Mocna, dosadna i ważna rzecz, która dzieje w społeczności nowojorskich chasydów, dlatego też jest sporo wstawek w jidysz. Bardzo chciałabym dostać to w języku polskim! Polecam! 

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I closec it maybe page 100 ery uncomfortable w where author was taking her character name of the 18 yr old girl i forget living in New york or brooklyn in orthodox group jewish . Very bizaare story and i was dusturbed to read Berkiner is herself jewish tho did not grow up Orthodox. Why was she making up this young unreal girl who watches porn on laptop computer she has as an accounting student when machines are forbidden to the Orthodox? So it begins fir reader as she is w a new therapist done by her orthodox mother cause her daught resists marriage. In her sessions w her very poor therapist she tells dwhat she watches
Then there is first potential husband brought by matchmaker and we are listening to her thoughts and she seems to think he is handsome and ok and her father gets him out when he takes off his hat in presence of hus daughter.
At some place in my reading i saw where this is going and i was not going to go there. These days i return boos to kibrary unfinished and i now know why its my objection to writers whi do not support women and most of this group is women writers. They seem to set out to build wiman girl character she will destroy.
Also here this jewish woman author wants to turn the knife into the jewish orthodox people. Yes i am a womam and yes i am jewish. Thats not why i strongly object to this book
Also the title Shmutz yiddish word meand garvpbage dirt trash‰Ы_.
I do not support writing in women characters who are not supported by their writer creator period. I did not read this and in order to remove it frim active Goodreads list i must declare it finished which is a lie

Judy

shauntae's review

2.25
challenging informative sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

shierbenhamou's review

4.5
emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes