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Article: Pigeonholing concerns Orthodox novelist
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- Washington Jewish Week
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- March 13, 2008
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Author of 'Candy in Action' former District resident
Matthue Roth is concerned about society pigeonholing people into certain roles because of the way they look.
A chasidic Jew, the former Washington, D.C., resident says that "when I walk down the street with my beard, everyone assumes I think a certain way. I have always voted Democratic, but people who see me don't think that."
Similarly, Candy Cohen - the protagonist of his new book, Candy in Action (Soft Skull Press, 2008) - is "a girl who is trying to be a doctor and a caring best friend who gets shoved into the role of supermodel because of how she looks."
The book is an action novel, "but at its heart, it's about Candy trying to ...