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A review by nicoleadrienne
Exodus: A Memoir by Deborah Feldman
2.0
A follow up memoir to her first, Unorthodox, I expected a lot more. I thought it would be more about adjusting to the secular world after a very closed off Satmar Jewish life in Brooklyn but mostly it was about her gallivanting around Europe and dudes she had relationships with. Instead of examining why she was fearful of being harassed or attacked for being Jewish she really honestly thought that people were waiting around the corner everywhere. She seemed very judgmental/assuming of people instead of examining her own anxiety and trying to heal.
I expected to read about adjusting to a secular life, dealing with raising a child and having to communicate with family members when dealing with her ex-husband over parenting issues. I wanted to know what it was like working or navigating the world when you left everything behind. Must be nice to leave everything behind and become a jet-setting traveler who apparently doesn't have to worry much in the way of money or child care. I suppose I expected a tale more of struggle than navel gazing.
I expected to read about adjusting to a secular life, dealing with raising a child and having to communicate with family members when dealing with her ex-husband over parenting issues. I wanted to know what it was like working or navigating the world when you left everything behind. Must be nice to leave everything behind and become a jet-setting traveler who apparently doesn't have to worry much in the way of money or child care. I suppose I expected a tale more of struggle than navel gazing.