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22 ratings, 3.82 average rating, 5 reviews
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published
August 21st 2006
by PublicAffairs
binding
Hardcover, 218 pages
isbn
1586483080
(isbn13: 9781586483081)
description
Raised a born-again agnostic, Robin Chotzinoff had no interest in religion-and practically no experience in it- until she turned forty. When she sud...more
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Read in September, 2008
I read Holy Unexpected on the recommendation of a friend who plays a minor part in the story. The author tells of her life as a Jewish woman from an atheist family (which includes Jascha Heifetz!). She's a boho risktaker in her teens. By the end of the book, she is married, the mother of two children, and finishing up her adult Bat Mitzvah in a Colorado mountain synagogue that has Joanne *I never promised you a rose garden* as a member.
It's enjoyable, rather breezily-written, but doesn't re...more
It's enjoyable, rather breezily-written, but doesn't re...more
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Read in September, 2008
Eh. By page 40 I was hoping it would get better. By page 80 I was already skimming. By page 114 I decided it wasn't worth it. Too bad as it seemed like a book I might like.
So - I guess I shouldn't really say I've read it or be able to give it a star rating...
So - I guess I shouldn't really say I've read it or be able to give it a star rating...
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Read in April, 2007
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As a convert I usually enjoy reading accounts of others' journeys into Judaism, but this one not so much. I don't know if it was the style of writing or the overall journey, but it kind of left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
This book takes us on the author's journey from a childhood basically devoid of religion to her adult experiences with Judaism. If you can get past all of the drugs and sex at the beginning of the book, it's an interesting study of one woman's journey.
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The author is a friend of mine, and she rocks. It's quick, clever & witty - I highly recommend.
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