The Rabbi's Daughter by Reva Mann: This is one of those memoirs that I read and think, "I want to be friends with this woman." Fascinating account of Mann--who is the granddaughter of the former chief rabbi of Israel--who strayed as far from orthodoxy as you can get but then went to the opposite extreme, becoming an Hasidic wife. She then reverts back to the other extreme. I wish there was more on how she lives her life today, but overall, I learned a lot about the ultra-conservative lifestyle and generally was glued to the book.

Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir by Shalom Auslander: I was so looking forward to this book--I even bought it in hardcover--and it turned out to be a real disappointment. Auslander keeps waiting for God to wreak his revenge on him and by the end of the book, I was really hoping he wood. It feels like one very long complaint, without enough supporting material to say why he was complaining. Bummer.