Those left unsatisfied with the abrupt ending to Unorthodox will enjoy the more hopeful conclusion to Feldman s second book as well as her more mature and increasingly eloquent writing style. Kirkus Feldman s journey is undeniably and explicitly Jewish, but the aching need to find both a welcoming community and a sense of individuality is one that readers from all walks of life will be able to identify with. An enthralling account of how one Orthodox Jewish woman turned her back on her religion and found genuineness and validity in her new life. The overall effect is captivating, entertaining and informative, providing readers with an honest assessment of the strength of one's convictions and the effect a strict religious background can have on a person. Feldman juxtaposes painfully emotional moments in concentration camps and in European towns where evidence of Jewish settlers was practically erased with humorous, almost macabre playacting scenarios with a German lover, scenarios that only added to Feldman's confusion over her own identity. Rich in details of Jewish life and the lives of her grandparents in the World War II era, sensitively portrays the inner struggles of accepting the pervasive feeling of survivor guilt and her own desires to understand the woman she was becoming. One woman's search to understand herself and her Jewish heritage.
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