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Book Review of Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
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BORING! The title is also somewhat misleading. Less about her leaving (she leaves about 2 pages shy of the end of the book)and more about her Hasidic upbringing and the culture and its inequalities. Some of the topics broached in the book made me so angry I nearly stopped reading it, but I pressed on, hoping in 5 or 10 pages she'd leave her pathetic excuse for a husband and live her life on her own terms. So much for that. I bought this at a bookstore during a Buy 2, Get 1 Free deal, and it is worth every penny I paid for it- nothing.