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Never Mind the Goldbergs
2005
First Published
3.44
Average Rating
368
Number of Pages

Matthue Roth's inspired and insightful tale of a punk-rock Orthodox Jew who goes to Hollywood to find her place. Don't think for a second that you know Hava or her place in the world. Yes, she's an Orthodox Jew. But that doesn't mean she can't rock out. And yes, she has opinions about everything around her. But her opinions about herself can be twice as harsh. Now Hava's just been asked to be the token Jew on a TV show about a Jewish family, trading one insular community for another. As in Tanuja Desai Hidier's BORN CONFUSED, there is soon a collision of both cultures and desires—with one headstrong heroine caught in the middle.

Avg Rating
3.44
Number of Ratings
205
5 STARS
22%
4 STARS
27%
3 STARS
28%
2 STARS
18%
1 STARS
4%
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Author

Matthue Roth
Matthue Roth
Author · 6 books
Matthue's book My First Kafka was called "eerie and imaginative" by The New Yorker) and "creepy cute" by Wired. He's also written a bunch of other books, most recently Rules of My Best Friend's Body. He's also written for Sesame Street, and by day he writes games for Google. He lives in Brooklyn with his family, and he keeps a secret diary at www.matthue.com.
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