Unorthodox: the scandalous rejection of my Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman

Deborah Feldman was raised in the Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism. This memoir chronicles her life from her childhood through her adulthood eventually becoming independent from her roots. We are given a glimpse of the structured and restricted world of a mysterious culture. Ms Feldman's free will is severely constrained and she is told what she should wear, who she should speak to and what she is permitted to read. Sneaking books and hiding them under her mattress becomes a way of life. It is through books that Ms. Feldman sees another world, free of confining restrictions. Unorthodox is a book that has been fraught with controversy since it was published in February. Yet, it still serves to enlighten the reader to a lifestyle that is foreign to many of us. While some aspects of her story seem difficult to imagine, it is still an interesting read. Ladybookbug!