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“Funny and insightful...from the heart.”
Stephanie R wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I loved this book! I enjoyed the author's writing voice and style. I was able to relate and enjoy her experiences. I appreciated her candor and the depth of her spiritual journey. The new words and the window she opened to see what Jewish traditions and holidays are was fantastic. I loved the snapshots of some of the books she's read. Overall, a great time!”
Zarahi wrote this review Sunday, October 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I don't know---it's like a meal that smells great, starts to go down really well, and then something hits you and you're not quite sure if you're going to throw up or enjoy the rest of it. She's a great writer, and I get a kick out of the Jewish connection and her hip reverencing of it, but something nags. ”
Joseph the Bald wrote this review Sunday, March 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Wonderfully written personal/spiritual memoir. It's hard to know what to think, tho as I really do wonder where Lauren Winner will finally 'land' on her spiritual journey. I rather prefer her book, Mudhouse Sabbath, which focuses solely on incorporating some Jewish spiritual practices into Christian spiritual life.”
Amy P wrote this review Thursday, July 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Interesting perspective and an easy, quick read. But did get a little holy roller towards the end.”
Colleen D wrote this review Thursday, May 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Borrowed this from a shelfari friend. I'm really enjoying reading of Lauren Winner's journey to throw herself passionately into a relationship with the living God, first through Orthodox Judiasm, then through a realization that Jesus is the culmination of all the Hebrew Scriptures points to. Lovely.”
Sandy A wrote this review Sunday, April 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A very interesting book by a young woman who was raised and baptized an Orthodox Jew, only later to be baptized into the Christian faith. What surprised me was that she became an Episcopalian and did not choose a more Protestant faith. But then she soon realized that so many of the rituals in Judaism can be found in the Catholic and Episcopalian faith which makes sense. I loved her honesty and her brain in searching and reading and learning her Christian faith. I always love the Jewish history and this book was packed with historical and religious references which were quite interesting. A very worthy read.”
Autumnseer wrote this review Saturday, March 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed this book, but got bogged down a bit with all of the details of her life. This is a memoir about Loren's conversion from Judaism to Christianity. My favorite chapters were "Reading Fast" (she gives up reading books for Lent) and "Speaking in Tongues." She says, "Still, I kept entreating God. Bring it on, I thought. Tongues tongues tongues. And I kept keeping my mouth closed." I loved this from her chapter "Conversion Stories": "God is a novelist. He uses all sorts of literary devices: alliteration, assonance, rhyme, synecdoche, onomatopoeia. But of all these, His favorite is foreshadowing . . . He was laying traps, leaving clues, clues I could have seen had I been perceptive enough." Loved that.”
Kristi wrote this review Tuesday, March 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I absolutely loved this book. I find it funny that a girl so young has written a memoir already and yet Lauren Winner has done a heap of living and learning that makes for a story worth telling. Chapters range from 1-2 page musings on a simple facet of the Christian life, to full-blown dissections of the book of Ruth and other gleanings along her journey from orthodox Judaism to Christianity. And yet she makes the journey without leaving her past entirely in the dust (and this appears to be the subject of her next book, Mudhouse Sabbath). Lauren is intelligent yet very down to earth and real. This is not a prescriptive approach to the Christian life but rather one girl's story. Highly recommended.”
Dianne Polome wrote this review Wednesday, February 20 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
