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by Naomi Wolf (Goodreads Author)

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Love the book and the ideas it presents, but not very impressed with the religion chapter-specifically in how it characterizes Jewish tradition. It seems she didn't research the tradition well enough to use it for a comparison. Her ideas about Niddah were pretty wrong and could have been amended by asking any knowledgeable Jewish person. Obviously this is not the point of the book but it was a detail that bothered me?

Body Peace University Read this book multiple times. Where things bother you, it is good to ask yourself if you have bought into that myth or use it to survive in some way.…moreRead this book multiple times. Where things bother you, it is good to ask yourself if you have bought into that myth or use it to survive in some way. Sometimes the statements that are unsettling most challenge our views. Not saying her information is correct or that her research in that area is perfect. just wondering if you fixate on that potential detail to avoid uncomfortable information.(less)

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