A review by pynkbyrd
Shmutz by Felicia Berliner

4.0

A fun, filthy, fascinating book about a young Hassidic woman who loves her family, her faith...and porn. That's how the book starts out, but there's a lot more to it. It talks about all of the traditions and rules a young Jewish woman is expected to live with, and makes passive observations about Western culture and mores.

Raizl is an interesting young woman. I'm happy with her ending - or beginning - and was happy with the book's ending.

Note: this book isn't for the faint of heart. I'm no prude and a couple of the passages made me uncomfortable, but if you can get past it, the rest of the book is really interesting.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the chance to read and review this book. All opinions expressed are mine and freely given.