Foreskin's Lament

by behemot 15 years ago 3 Replies latest 15 years ago jw friends

behemot 15 years ago

Anyone read this book? It's hilarious:
http://www.amazon.com/Foreskins-Lament-Memoir-Shalom-Auslander/dp/1594489556
http://www.shalomauslander.com/book_foreskins_lament.php
It talks about the writer's experience in distancing himself from the ultra-orthodox Jewish family he was born in. Those of us born or grown up in a JWs family and who left can relate. I did ... and had fun.

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Meeting Junkie No More 15 years ago

I did! Loved it as well. I remember killing myself laughing in parts!
In much the same vein, might I recommend Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres. Definitely not a humourous book, but another story of what it takes to leave fundamentalism behind.
http://books.google.com/books?id=RnT3xomykToC&dq=Jesus+Land&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=DIpQS-f_HYrFlAeVuOyiCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=&f=false

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Robdar 15 years ago

I had never heard of Foreskin's Lament. Now that I have, I cannot wait to read it.

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chickpea 15 years ago

"that is SO god!"
heading to the library now to see
if the interlibrary loan system can produce
the book.... otherwise i will procure
it after taxes and then donate it!!

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