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abbywdan's review
3.0
I read this book at my parents' house in December when I was home for the holidays. My parents' house is not a fortress of great Jewry or anything, but Home With Family is certainly a Jewier place to be than, say, Apartment With Roommates (though not necessarily Aboard the 2/3 With Hasids from Brooklyn).
As noted by one of the fine ladies atJezebel, reading [book: Foreskin's Lament] felt much like reading [book: A Million Little Pieces], which is to say... rapturously confessional, a bit too showy. [Author: Auslander], whose work I always enjoy on This American Life, clearly had a difficult, if not impossible, youth, and clearly has some ongoing anger. He has a lot to get out, so thank goodness for creative outlets. I'm just not sure this qualifies as a memoir. To me, it's more of a confession, a shoving-off, of his past actions and thoughts. It made me curious to know more about the author TODAY, which I guess means I will buy more of his books as they come, which I guess is a success on his part. Hm.
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suspendedinair's review
4.0
this book reads like stand-up comedy. it isn't believable, but that doesn't matter. anyone who grew up surrounding by but separate from/skeptical of religion will probably enjoy it enough.
iantaylor's review against another edition
4.0
If you’ve got a complex relationship with your religious trauma and appreciate a well timed dick joke, this may be the book for you!
lapantofola83's review against another edition
5.0
Esilarante, profondo, intigrante. Un punto di vista forte sulla religione e sul rapporto con le proprie radici, che fa riflettere e ridere di cuore.
_elisabelotti's review against another edition
4.0
"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".