Sotah - Naomi Ragen

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I am rather enjoying it - it's a fictional story of sisters and what happens "along the way".

Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2007, 10:32 pm Post subject: re: Sotah - Naomi Ragen

I couldn't put that book down. It was sinfully goooood...

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But, tell me peeps; is this a true picture of charedi life? I've read the book a dozen times (not really).
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I think it's just for entertainment, honestly.

Posted: Sat, Mar 24 2007, 11:46 pm Post subject: re: Sotah - Naomi Ragen

Her books made me really sad. I read some of them when I was becoming frum and was a little afraid that what she wrote was true of most charedi society. Of course I know it isn't, but there are many non-frum women I know who read these books and think it is a totally legitemate view of charedi life and an insider's view at that.
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Posted: Sun, Mar 25 2007, 2:48 am Post subject:

I loved that book. While I don't think it is an accurate portrayal of all charedi life, I think it shows that things aren't maybe as peachy for everyone in that world as we'd like to believe. I think this is true of most of Ragen's books of that genre (Jephte's Daughter, The Sacrifice of Tamar).
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I really liked the book. It was more nuanced and balanced than Jephte's Daughter. I particularly enjoyed the encounter with her Reform Jewish employer/confidant in New York, and seeing how each character's perspective changed as a result.

Posted: Sun, Mar 25 2007, 8:11 am Post subject:

someone recently gave me this book. would you consider it "kosher?" (of course, everything read with a grain of salt, though)
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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It's worse than some things....and better than others!

Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2007, 2:00 pm Post subject: re: Sotah - Naomi Ragen

My husband was upset when he saw me reading that book. He says in Yeshiva they made a whole demonstration when she came to town and he doesnt want her books in his house!!

Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2007, 2:25 pm Post subject:

I read Jephth's Daughter...is it worse than that one?

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same I think.

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I just read The Sacrifice of Tamar over shabbos and loved it!