Saturday, June 21

Disobedience: A Novel by Naomi Alderman: An interesting story of an English woman, raised in a traditional Orthodox Jewish setting, who flies back to England, from her adopted home in New York, when she hears of her father's death. Her father had been a prominent rabbi and she, as a gay woman, had been ostracized from her community. The story was quite insightful on how a traditional community might deal with a strong woman, never mind a lesbian, and I found the writing to be quite beautiful. I wanted more in places, but was also satisfied that not everything was completely spelled out. Worth the read if you're interested in either traditional Judaism or books about being gay.

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