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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
Esilarante, profondo, intigrante. Un punto di vista forte sulla religione e sul rapporto con le proprie radici, che fa riflettere e ridere di cuore.
"Se questo bambino, chissà come, vivrà, voglio che lui o lei sappia da dove vengo; perché non gli ho (o non le ho) insegnato quello che hanno insegnato a me".
reflective
fast-paced
dark
emotional
funny
sad
slow-paced
Auslander grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, in a dysfunctional family, and the two forces of faith and family drive him in adulthood. Drive him far away, very fast. In this memoir he tells of hilarious dilemma of hating religion but believing in the vengeful God of his childhood. His stories of his religious and family life growing up are poignant and funny. If he sometimes hits the same note a few too many time, you will be laughing too much to overly mind. In addition to the great coming-of-age material, we also learn of his adult struggles towards and away from the religion that shaped him, especially as he expects his first child. Although he ultimately rejects his faith, he can't ever quite believe that God won't punish him for that rejection. As Auslander put it: "I believe in God. It's been a problem for me."
Black humor is great, but I was uncomfortable reading this memoir of growing up in an ultra Orthodoz household. At its heart is the author's adversarial relationship with God.
dark
funny
reflective
slow-paced
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Leuk intermezzo: een Joodse jongen/man valt uit, in, uit zijn geloof/traditie en dat allemaal omdat God zo onbetrouwbaar is. Rare snuiter, die God.