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'Funny, tender and insightful' Maureen Lipman, Guardian'A wonderful novel . . . rich and fresh and fascinating' Sunday Times
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This might not be what a forty-something bloke would normally read - a lesbian exploration of friendship and morality set in the heart of London's orthodox Jewish community - but I loved it. It is suffused with warmth, the characters feel fully formed, genuine and likeable, their dilemmas real. I felt I was getting an insight for another world, one packed with rigid religious rules alien to me, but also the sort of petty morality, gossip and bitchiness that are universal. Step aside Monica Ali and Brick Lane, it's time for north London to have its moment in the sun - and Disobedience in the book to do it.
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ronit, a young orthodox jewish woman from Hendon escapes her past and moves to New York where she does everything a orthodox jewish woman shouldn't - she wears trousers, has sex with people who aren't her husband - even someone else's, smokes and drinks. Her father, the rabbi, then dies and she returns to go to his funeral and she returns to everything she escaped from - the petty jealousies, the stifling community and also to a childhood sweetheart.
I loved this book - it provided an insight into a world and a religion that I knew very little about and I loved the characters and found it moving and engrossing.
It has been lauded as the next Brick Lane but I enjoyed it much more than Brick Lane as I found the characters less stereotypical and I loved the warm wit and the great writing.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is brilliant. The story-line is addictive - once you're past the first chapter you really do want to keep reading to find out what happens next.
I love the way each chapter has its own mini introduction explaining the background to the religious theme behind the story-line.
There are a couple of very tiny bits where you can predict the plot, but they don't ruin the story at all - in fact they make you want to read more to find out if you're right and also how it affects the story.
I think everyone should read this book - those who are even slightly open minded will love it because the religious aspects and lesbian parts won't worry them. Those who aren't open minded at all should read this book too to realise that this book shows how all people go through the same things - social acceptance issues, fitting in even amongst your own kind etc etc etc. It is a book everyone can relate to in their own way.
I think this will permanently be a favourite of mine!
I love the way each chapter has its own mini introduction explaining the background to the religious theme behind the story-line.
There are a couple of very tiny bits where you can predict the plot, but they don't ruin the story at all - in fact they make you want to read more to find out if you're right and also how it affects the story.
I think everyone should read this book - those who are even slightly open minded will love it because the religious aspects and lesbian parts won't worry them. Those who aren't open minded at all should read this book too to realise that this book shows how all people go through the same things - social acceptance issues, fitting in even amongst your own kind etc etc etc. It is a book everyone can relate to in their own way.
I think this will permanently be a favourite of mine!
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Wise and Witty
Ronit, the 'bad-girl' daughter of a world famous rabbi, returns from New York to the Orthodox community in Hendon, North London, where she grew up, to attend her father's funeral. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kate Hopkins
Revisiting the scene of a rebellion
Ronit Krushka was born into an Orthodox Jewish home in Hendon, North London; her father was a revered Rav; her mother had died when she was four years old. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ralph Blumenau
One of the best novels I have read recently
It's been a long time since I was so utterly gripped by a novel that I eschewed other activites (web browsing etc...) just to finish the book. But this book was one of those. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Tania Hershman
look at Hendon though new eyes
The central characters in this novel work well and realistically drawn. Dovid, Esti, and the main character heroine Ronit. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2010 by Adam Frankenberg
Enjoyable but not deep enough
I enjoyed the book but felt it ended prematurely, there could have been more substance to it, more of a plot development, ended too quickly for me!
Published on 30 Nov 2009 by jason_morgan_stanley
Difficult read
I found it a difficult read and complicated story-line. I was expecting more fun, a modern story and something we could relate to. Not my cup of tea.
Published on 4 May 2009 by Jewels Review
Good book.
An excellent book. I learned a lot about (English) Jews, while the story kept me spellbound. I very much liked the end.
Published on 17 Feb 2009 by Mrs. A. M. J. Wigmore
Intriguing, but ultimately a little disappointing
I had high hopes for this when I picked it up in the bookshop but I was ultimately left slightly unsatisfied. Having said that, much of it was very good. Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2008 by Ms. E. Saunders
Good, could do better
A good first attempt, but sadly lacking brilliance. The idea of the book is excellent, and the character of, Ronit, engaging. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2007 by Bibliomage
Perseverance is Required
The book jacket compares Alderman to Zadie Smith. I think this is unfair to both authors and the readers. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2007 by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
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