I loved the title of this book, and had to read it. I ended up really enjoying it. Reading it took me only a few days, which I love with my busy lifestyle! In the beginning I felt the author whining too much, but hung in there and glad I did. As you travel through the book you begin to understand the relevance of his complaints and woes in life. I also found that many of the taboos in the orthodox Jewish faith are prevalent in strict Christianity as well. It seems that religion can screw up so much of mankind, when it's true intention is to give human beings a sense of hope and connection to God. Unfortunately, this is not always true, especially the stricter you go on the religion scale. You could have replaced the rabbis in this book with fundamentalist ministers - same story for us all! Ironically, both religions have more in common than not - always in search of the perfect rendition of a human being awaiting the messiah; and screwing it up along the way with temptation and humility. No matter what religion you are, you'll find this memoir funny, dark, sad, revealing and ironic. Great read!