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Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman
2 reviews
issyd23's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Very different from the Netflix show: more dark, cultish & sad. I thought it would be like Fiddler on the Roof but it was more Handmaids Tale 😢 These Hasids make the Amish look progressive 4📖
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War
lbird's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
This very personal account of growing up as a woman in an Ultra-Orthodox community and feeling restrained by its strict rules of is a moving memoir. It explores her experience of Judaism being used as an instrument of control and shame throughout her childhood and early 20s. While I would have liked for some of her other family to members have been more developed and for her written description of her father’s disabilities to develop as she became older in the memoir, her voice is clear. It is a story of female liberation and gaining the confidence to stand up for yourself.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Genocide, Pedophilia, and Murder
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