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Title: Biased & Unfair
Review: While I was initially intrigued by the prospect of this book, after about 100 pages I saw where it was going: another analysis of religious Jewish life written by a non-religious Jew. While I am not a Lubavitcher Chassid, I am an Orthodox Jew, and so maybe I understand a little more of their world than, say, someone who rejects most parts of the written and oral Law. Or maybe I'm just biased because I have more in common with the Lubavitchers than Mr. Bloom, even though I attend a secular university and am not as insular as the Chassidim. The book is filled with stereotypes and incomplete assessments. It paints a poor picture of religious Jews in general, not to mention city life. If you want to read it, take it out of the library, but don't spend your money on it.
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