CurlyGeek5d ago

ARC Review: The Wanderers by Daniela Gerson #readnonficchal #readjewishly #NetGalley #the52bookclub

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ARC Review: The Wanderers by Daniela Gerson

This was a fascinating memoir and history of the paths some Polish Jews traveled to escape the Nazis during the Holocaust. In this book, Gerson researches her father’s family, as well as the …

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CurlyGeekApr 3

Review: Heart of a Stranger by Angela Buchdahl #bookreviews #readjewishly #readnonficchal

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Review: Heart of a Stranger by Angela Buchdahl

I loved this memoir by Angela Buchdahl, who is a Korean-American rabbi of one of the largest synagogues in the country. She came to the U.S. as a young girl with her Korean mother and Jewish Americ…

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CurlyGeekFeb 25

Review: People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn #readnonficchal #beatthebacklist #bookreviews #readjewishly

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Review: People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn

This was a perfect book to build upon the issues discussed in As a Jew by Sarah Hurwitz. Horn explores antisemitism in various forms, most notably the idea that people are comfortable with the idea…

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CurlyGeekJan 20

Goals and Reading Challenges for 2026 #TopTenTuesday #readinggoals #readnonficchal #speccyficchal #the52bookclub #beatthebacklist #readjewishly

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My Reading Goals and Challenges for 2026

This week’s topic for Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, is our reading goals and challenges for 2026. Last year I said I wanted to be more flexible, to read for enjoyment, an…

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CurlyGeekDec 30

What I Learned From Reading Jewishly in 2025: A Challenge Wrap-Up #readjewishly #readingchallenges #bookreviews

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/reading-jewishly-in-2025-what-i-learned-from-this-challenge/

Reading Jewishly in 2025: What I Learned From This Challenge

I completed this year’s “Reading Jewishly” challenge to read 10 different types of books with Jewish main characters, and I’m so glad I did, because I learned a lot and disc…

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CurlyGeekDec 9

Review: To the End of the Land by David Grossman #bookreviews #readjewishly #beatthebacklist

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Review: To the End of the Land by David Grossman (translated by Jessica Cohen)

I’m full of feelings about this book. It’s long, unwieldy, going back and forth across time and place with little transition – but it’s also powerful, dramatic, and at times beautiful. I set out to…

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CurlyGeekOct 14, 2025

An Update on My 2025 Reading Challenges #readingchallenges #readjewishly #readnonficchal #the52bookclub

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An Update on 2025 Reading Challenges

We’re in the home stretch on reading challenges, so here’s an update on where I am. I still have a lot to read in three months, but I would like to close these out. If you’re work…

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CurlyGeekSep 29, 2025

ARC Review: As A Jew by Sarah Hurwitz #bookreview #NetGalley #Judaism #readnonficchal #readjewishly

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ARC Review: As a Jew by Sarah Hurwitz

This book came along at just the right time for me, and was exactly what I needed. I’ve been struggling with my Jewish identity since the events of October 7, 2023 and since my father’s…

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CurlyGeekApr 1, 2025

Progress on the Jewish Genre Reading Challenge #bookreviews #beatthebacklist #the52bookclub #jewishgenrereadingchallenge #readjewishly #historicalfiction

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My Progress on the Jewish Genre Reading Challenge

This year I set myself a challenge to read more books by Jewish authors and about Jewish characters. I’m hoping to explore my Jewish background and my faith (such as it is), while also learni…

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