Paula J. FreedmanRecensioni
Autore di My Basmati Bat Mitzvah
Recensioni
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A classic middle school muddle of family and friends, with a unique glossary of Hindi, Hebrew, Yiddish, English, and Punjabi, and recipes!
Quotes
Mum says I don't have "sides," that ethnicity is not the same as religion, and that anyway, you can't be half-Jewish. Just regular Jewish. (28)
Keeping things orderly and separate may have made Mum feel more in control of her life, but m? It made me feel like someone with multiple personality disorder - make that multiple ethnicity disorder. (60)
"Would you like it better if you were told exactly what to think? ...Without ambiguity, there could be no debate/ Debate is a good thing, a useful thing." (Rabbi Aron, 112)
"You two are exactly alike - you think you have this weird telepathic communication thing going on, but you don't. Just because you both say things in your head doesn't mean you can hear each other." (Rebecca, 144)
"This is what you meant about dialectics, isn't it? That doubts are like questions." (159)
"Too often, I think, poor communication with the people closest to us can lead to terrible misunderstandings." (226-227)