Not Without My Daughter

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Summary: Addictive Reading!
Review: This was a truly addictive read. A heart breaking story about an innocent mother and child trapped in a strange land with insane people, rules and attitudes. The story of how sheer determination to live and unconditional love for her daughter gave Betty the strength and courage to fight for what she beleived in and how she eventually won. An amazing woman and an amazing story. You must read this!

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Summary: Not worth the money paid.
Review: I bought this book while touring in Italy just because someone said that this was a real contaversial book addressing many problems faced by women in Islam. I discovered this book was written out of hatred and there is hardly any point that you can believe. It's a horrible book.

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Summary: Intense, gripping story you can't put down!
Review: This is one of the best books I've read in many years. As a matter of fact, I've read it so many times my copy is falling apart. I do not at all see the book as racist or anti-Iranian. Instead I see it as pro rights for all humans, including females and children. The story flows in such a way that interest never dies. It will keep you spell-bound until the last page. My only regret is there is no updated epilog to tell us how Betty and Mahtob faired after returning to the United States.

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Summary: Hilarious.
Review: Being of Persian origin may harm my objectivity, but I must speak up. This book didn't offend me in the least, the way many persians were, instead i found it downright funny. It was childish and far-fetched, and the writer was obviously bitter about the fact that she didn't get a fairy-tale ending in her life. I was not in the least upset about this book, because anyone's opinion about my culture that i would care about would not change due to this hilarious writing.

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Summary: Unrealistic
Review: This story is unrealistic and absurd. There are many men in every part of the world who may not treat their wives humanely (even in western culture), but here is the question: why should this story be written against a rich culture, rich country, with so many unrealistic scenes (I have seen the unrealistic movie as well)? This story is oriented towards political purposes, and for many poeple across the world who are unfamiliar with Islamic and Iranian culture, this is a mislead. I am not supporting and approving the man in the story, what I'm saying is that this story is unrealistic from many aspects.

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Summary: Incredible!
Review: This book contains an amazing and courageous story of a woman fighting for her daughter in a country where she has no right to fight. It shows great courage, great passion and a great will to survive from both mother and daughter. I believe that this book is a must-read as many women are in similar situations as we speak, and something must be done to help them. Anyone who believes that what Moody did was the right thing to do is insane, just as he is/was.

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Summary: Again
Review: Here we go. Another story about some poor woman who didn't get things the way she wanted. Now we write a book to make it all look like the fault of everyone and everything else in her life. It's a book that should say it's only one side of the story. It is presented as being some horrible event but it is a bit too much revenge sounding. Didn't like it. Didn't believe it.

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Summary: PaulDX???
Review: Read Paul DX's review. Interesting that he/she might consider anyone that did not like this book to have "no heart-like Mahmoody" Rather a ludicrous suggestion to me. Since there is only a one-sided account of supposed abuse and accusation, I would suggest that the book should have been a fiction, so as not to confuse the readers. When actual proof can be presented for someone's experiences then readers can actually make an opinion. Otherwise I would certainly hate for someone like PaulDX to be on any jury in this country. I thought the book was useless unless it sustained the proof of the tale.

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Summary: Sorry
Review: Again I have to say sorry to this one. I am a reader only of Non-Fiction. As a fiction probably a good one, but as to non-fiction not one I would recommend. No proof and didn't sound likely to me. Sounded more like a book of scorned woman.

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Summary: Only In America
Review: Only in America can a woman write a book, claim this or that is how she got out, and people believe it. Without proof too. I think anyone who doesn't question it is one of those people that other people call "dumb Americans" or is so naive it is the kind of people I want on my "buy the book list"