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None. I agree with the reviewer who said that she wanted to love this book, but did not. Winner's life so far has had one remarkable feature: she converted to Orthodox Judiaism as a teen, then converted to Anglican Christianity in her twenties (this second conversion was influenced by Jan Karon's Mitford series and a dream she had in which Jesus appeared to her bearing a distinct resemblance to actor Daniel Day-Lewis). Apart from this unusual background, she comes across as just another well-heeled, self-absorbed graduate student. There were chapters in this loosely-organized memoir that were beautifully written and resonant, but by the time I was done with the book, I felt as though I had spent quite enough time with the author. (  ) akblanchard | Oct 2, 2012 |  Jewish-Christian, women, memoir, God  saintjudeslibrary | Aug 31, 2012 | Author, Laura Winner was raised by a lapsed Baptist mother and secular Jewish father. She feels a drive toward God as powerful as her drives toward books and boys. Twice she has attempted to read her way into religion to Orthodox Judaism her freshman year at Columbia, and then four years later at Cambridge to Anglican Christianity. Twice she has discovered that a religion's actual practitioners may not measure up to its theoretical proponents. Winner, a doctoral candidate in the history of religion, in her 20s, is young for an autobiography. Because most chapters, though loosely related to the Christian church year, could stand alone. If you would like to explore the book, press control/click here. Girl Meets God was the forerunner to Mudhouse Sabbath which was a Rector’s Bible Study choice.  EdwardGleason | Oct 26, 2011 | This is the story of the author's conversion to Orthodox Judaism and then to evangelical Christian. The story itself was interesting and well written. I enjoyed and perhaps was a little jealous of her complete and total faith. However, as a I read it, and now looking book, I wonder how much of her belief was pure faith and devotion and how much was her personality, which it seems could be the type for her to get obsessed with things and dive in head first. (  ) stacyinthecity | Oct 31, 2010 | I desperately wanted to love Lauren Winner's memoir about her conversion from Judaism to Christianity, but unfortunately I didn't. I enjoyed it...I just wasn't foundationally moved by it. Her book on spiritual disciplines, Mudhouse Sabbath, is remarkable, and as that was my first introduction to Ms. Winner, my expectations and hopes were undoubtedly set too high. While there were wonderful passages in Girl Meets God where I was able to resonate with the author's experiences, especially her periods of doubt and questioning what it truly means to be a Christian, on the whole I struggled to get through this book: I started it in August, finished more than two months later. I believe that had I read this book a decade ago when I was grappling with my own acceptance of my Christian identity, it would have been more meaningful. But now, it was a more comfortable read, more of an "Ah, yes, I remember that feeling" than a "YES! Me too!" Nevertheless, Ms. Winner is a wonderful storyteller, and I appreciate her boldness in her witness. (  ) grkmwk | Oct 27, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
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