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This is a must read for any woman in fact it needs to be read by every woman on the planet. However, this story is not fictional it is a true story. I felt so many different emotions as I read the series. The book is well written and reads like any other good work of fiction. I have shard this book with my female friends and the women at my job. We have all read the entire series: Princess I, Princess II and Princess III.
The book was compelling reading but it was not all that well written. If it were not for the story line, it would not be worth the read. I much preferred "Infidel" by Aayan Hirsi Ali.
Can men bare children. I was reluctant to read a book about Muslim written by a non-believer yet I was relieved to discover that Jean maintains her respect for our religion throughout the book. Be it in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, anywhere. I couldn't understand the logic why men ever thought that women are not that important. Things haven't changed much for women in the Middle East and the West Asia; my prayers are for them. If given the chance, they (men) will definitely take advantage of controlling women around them.
Men + Women = Men and Women, Men + Men = Nothing, Women + Women = Nothing. Basically men make their own rules to remain superior in this world. They can't even produce men if they wanted to. Women might not be the superior gender but we are definitely not the weaker one. We are your strength, we can also be your weakness. Therefore, men and women both are equally important.
For those men who have done your women or any women wrong, you are such a sissy deep inside.
I agree with a lot of the reviewers who find this story difficult to believe as completely true. As a western woman, I would feel trapped and smothered living in the ways these women have to live. It's surprising to me how amateurish it is.
w/o a lot of travel out of the country. It reminded me of A Thousand Splendid Suns (which was MUCH better, so I do recommend that one despite the fact it's not as good as Kite Runner) in some ways. Now, I admit that I am ignorant of middle eastern culture and have grown up and spent all my life in the U.S.
That being said, I really did think it was a good and eye-opening story. However, it's so hard to believe that this many things could happen to one person in one lifetime. It's a little dramatic and soapopera-ish.Also, I don't think the writing/editing is very masterful.
Specifically, the way it draws attention to the helplessness and lack of real choices available to women in some cultures. I do not regret reading the book because it opened my eyes to the plight of women- and I think that's an important message to take away from it.
She lived in Kuwait for the past eight years as a foreign languages instructor in a private girls' school where she saw first-hand her female students' lack of freedom and their frustrations with feeling like there was nothing they could do to change it for fear of punishment or even death.My mom actually recommended this book to me after her Kuwaiti students suggested she read it. I read this well-written page-turner in two days and was continually enthralled with the vivid, eye-opening accounts. I have read mixed reviews about this book - some claiming that it's untrue gibberish and others supporting that they, too have witnessed or heard first-hand similar stories while living in Saudi Arabia.All I have to go off of is my mother's own account. They had told her that they previously thought that the women in Saudi Arabia had it "easier" than they did, but after having read the book themselves, they were surprised to learn that they shared the same plight. So if the Kuwaiti girls identify with this book enough to recommend it to a Westerner in hopes of bringing more awareness to their circumstances, then I whole-heartedly recommend it.
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