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The World Outside (2014)

by Eva Wiseman(Favorite Author)

3.07 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0887769810 (ISBN13: 9780887769818)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Tundra Books

review 1: The World Outside, by Eva Wiseman all revolves around the main character Chanie, a Lubavitcher Haisdic girl, living in 1991. Chanie is a seventeen year old, on her last year of high school. She lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. Like all Lubavitcher girls religion is very important to her. "Go for Sunday dollars and ask his advice. The Rebbe will tell you what to do" (Wiseman 110).Following her religion Chanie is expected to attend a seminary and get married right after she graduates from high school. " 'Mama and Papa want me to go to seminary after I graduate and become a religious teacher"(Wiseman 50). Chanie has a amazing singing voice and dreams of becoming an opera singer. Something that a Haisdic girl should never want to become. She is very curious about wh... moreat's going on in the world around her. When she meets a new Jewish guy, David, he introduces her to that world. Which makes Chanie see her own life differently. He tells her that she should apply for Julliard instead of becoming a teacher in her community. But then the accidental death of a black kid, which was caused by a Rabbi's vehicle, causes a three-day riot. Making the Blacks go after the Jews. "Everything will be okay by tomorrow, I thought to myself. The police will take care of everything"(Wiseman 190). That event helps Chanie decide what she is going to do in the future and proves that she is a strong young woman. "I opened my mouth again to tell them that my music was gone"(Wiseman 156). Chanie shows what a young women would feel like being torn between two completely different worlds. Which many of us can relate to. We all want to do one thing but something way different is expected of us. This book has many twists and turns which makes you want to read more. Although the ending is not what you would want it to be, it is very predictable. This may not be the best book I have ever read, but it allows you to learn more about the Haisdic religion, something I don't know very much about. I find that the most interesting books are the one's you learn something new in, if you agree, this is the perfect book for you.
review 2: Growing up in NJ during the 1980's and 90's I recall hearing the news about the incident in Crown Heights. I have some experience with Lubavitch in a community that I worked security in which was a mix with blacks. There was quite some conflict. It was a class of cultures.[The World Outside] by [Eva Wiseman] was simply written but at times seemed to be like an after school special plot. It seems to be written for a specific community who can not read it. I would have liked to see more about the external conflict mixed with the internal conflict. Given the setting I feel this should have played a bigger role and given those not familiar with the history more background. less

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