Jewish Genre Reading Challenge discussion

This part of the challenge simply asks you to read a book with a main character who is different from you in some significant way. You might use this as an opportunity to explore a difference that interests you - for example, if you're Ashkenazi you might want to read about Sephardi or Mizrahi Jews, and vice versa. The differences don't have to be related to being Jewish - you might be a homebody and want to read about a swashbuckling adventurer, or someone with a big family who is interested to read the story of a character who is alone in the world.

With this prompt, you can also probably make a case for almost any book you want to read - if you feel like reading a sci-fi novel, you can definitely make the point that you, unlike the main character, have never been to space. (Unless Jewish astronauts Jeffrey Hoffman or Jessica Meir are in here? If so, hi guys!!!!!!!! So excited to talk about which books you took to space!)

There is no book list for this prompt because everyone's "differences" will look different. You can post here about what you're looking for - maybe you're a secular romance reader and have never read one with an Orthodox heroine, maybe you're straight and would love to dig into a queer Jewish history, but want to know if there are any that read like a novel.

Our Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/96435...) is also a great place for highly specific requests because the format allows for a greater ease of back and forth conversation than the Goodreads forum.

Remember, as always, books must have Jewish main characters.