Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir Audiobook

" One of the funiest book i've ever read! "

" This is an extremely angry book, but pretty darn funny as well. I won't pretend that my own devout religious upbringing was anywhere close to as strict as Auslander's - but a lot of theological wrestling rings a bell with me. "

" Shalom Auslander is almost as funny as David Sedaris. This book, his memoir, is a little dark, but is a really fascinating look at childhood in Orthodox Jewish community. "

" Shalom has written the quintessential book about what religion can do to a child's mind. Jew's are known for their guilt complexes, right behind Catholics. Shalom makes you live and breath what it is like to live a live of constant fear. "

" Great memoir. Sardonic, brave, honest. Now I've got to go find everything this guy has ever written. "

" Maybe it's just where I work and have worked for so long, but this was very funny--I heard the author reading on NPR, picked-up the book and finished it the same night. "

" In the end, Shalom Auslander was just a little too angry and messed up for it to be a fun read. I think he's better in small doses, like his pieces for This American Life. He did pique my interest in orthodox Judaism, though. "

" this book is both hysterically funny and exceptionally well-written. i've been trying to get every single person i know to read it! "

" Interesting, but a little too depressing. I really got the feeling that the author is never going to be able to move on from his bad childhood in a orthodox community. I kinda wanted to scream at him to get over it! "

" If I could give this book six stars, I would! "

" This is a hilarious, thought-provoking memior. "

" Absolutely hilarious story of an Orthodox kid that goes off the deep end. Truly one of the funniest books I have ever read. Laugh aloud (if you aren't Orthodox. If you are, do not get caught reading this!) "

" I have read other books with similar themes that I liked better. "

" I wasn't crazy about this book as I was reading it but after our bookclub discussion I found I enjoyed it more looking back on it. "

" The author had a rather humorous voice, but the story itself wasn't that memorable for me. I'm always a fan of memoirs, though, as well as Jewish culture. Hence, the attraction. I would recommend, but only if asked. "

" It feels a bit wrong to enjoy miserable people so much. And as a cradle Catholic, I find his stories about being raised as an Orthodox Jew fascinating. "

" Heerlijk... "

" This guy would have been a neurotic mess no matter WHAT religion he was raised in. I don't think Judaism can be blamed. "

" oy! this is blistering, black-humored, kiss-your-family-goodbye-forever, stuff. i loved it. "

" Painfully angry; a very uncomfortable reading experience. Not recommended for anyone who is easily offended, as it is profane and blasphemous. Many found this book funny; I didn't. "

" Esilarante! Auslander (l'ho scritto bene?) ci racconta di un dio così umano e così vicino che non solo lo conosce personalmente, ma ce l'ha anche personalmente con lui! Una gustosa lettura di umorismo yiddish ai giorni nostri! "

" Orthodox Judaism's answer to Augusten Burroughs. This memoir is both painfully raw and outrageously funny. Not for the faint of heart. This is a man gripped by a strong belief in a God who is out to punish him and, folks, he's pissed about it. <br/> <br/> "

" __lo estoy leyendo en español, claro__ "

" This guy is funny! I'm glad he's not dead, and glad his baby isn't dead or his wife. "

" Foreskin's Lament; A Memoir<br/>He has been theologically abused<br/> "

" I'm at page 20 and I've laughed out loud at least 5 times. <br/> <br/>I'm finished and have laughed all the way through. "

" His writing is very funny -- despite the tragic story. I am not sure how much of his childhood he can blame on Orthodoxy -- it seems to me, the real villian here is alcoholism, with a second-runner up going to the codependency of his mother. "

" Esilarante. Forse un po' ripetitivo, ma davvero divertente.<br/>Un Philip Roth più angosciato (&quot;Il lamento di Portnoy&quot; è lo spunto per il titolo), più cinico, e decisamente più spassoso.<br/>Grazie ad Elettra Caporello (la traduttrice) che me ne ha parlato e mi ha fatto incuriosire. "