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Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
by Deborah Feldman
I was absolutely riveted by Unorthodox. Usually memoirs aren't my cup of tea and typically I will find myself skimming through them to find the best parts, but with Unorthodox, I found myself hooked throughout. I learned so much from Feldman's experiences and was fascinated by a way of life so different from one I've ever known. I loved her writing style and didn't want to skim at all in case I would potentially miss something interesting and important about her journey.
I must confess when I first heard about this book, I was mildly interested, but was turned off by the fact that it was a memoir so I didn't read it. When it came out as a Netflix mini-series, I was absolutely fascinated and watched each episode with my eyes glued, following up by researching online which parts of the mini-series were based in fact and which were embellished for television. Yet I still decided I didn't want to read the book. Finally, the Netflix book club came out which asks us to watch the show and then read the book and discuss. I watched Passing and watched the Netflix book club episode on it and couldn't wait for the next book discussion to come out. While waiting, I looked ahead to see some of the books/shows coming up and saw Unorthodox. It was then I decided to read it - and I'm SO GLAD I did! I definitely recommend this book!
I must confess when I first heard about this book, I was mildly interested, but was turned off by the fact that it was a memoir so I didn't read it. When it came out as a Netflix mini-series, I was absolutely fascinated and watched each episode with my eyes glued, following up by researching online which parts of the mini-series were based in fact and which were embellished for television. Yet I still decided I didn't want to read the book. Finally, the Netflix book club came out which asks us to watch the show and then read the book and discuss. I watched Passing and watched the Netflix book club episode on it and couldn't wait for the next book discussion to come out. While waiting, I looked ahead to see some of the books/shows coming up and saw Unorthodox. It was then I decided to read it - and I'm SO GLAD I did! I definitely recommend this book!