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Summary: AMAZING...SPELL BINDING
Review: i have written a review already, and recentl re-read the 3 books in the trilogy..and felt the need to write anotha review about my friend Sultana!!!! the book is constant rollercoaster of emotions and i feel i know Sultana as if we had been friends for an eternity, this book is simply wonderfull, and i cant wait to see how she is getting along.
i have recently contact the author , Jean Sasson,who was most kind in taking the time to write back. i felt so honoured!!!
i would recomend this book a million times over to anyone...it is marvellous...well done and thank you Jean and Sultana for your courage.
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Summary: The author REALLY cares about lives of women
Review: ...Then I read the Princess books and I was blown away. I studied very carefully how the author very cleverly led her reader on a very fun read, all the while, teaching, teaching, teaching about life in Saudi Arabia for women. You can tell that Jean Sasson became very involved with women's lives in Arabia for the story is too compassionate. I grew to love Sultana although it took a bit of doing. She is a Princess after all who grew up very wealthy and in many ways, very spoiled. As the baby of so many sisters, I can see that she was accustomed to being pampered. The bulk of this first book is about Sultana's life as a child and the way life was years ago in Saudi Arabia... It's a history lesson in the most fun kind of way. I've never read another book like it and I will be recommending this wonderful book to all my friends.
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Summary: Interesting at first but. . .
Review: This book certainly exposes the hidden life of Saudi princesses. Initially, I was intrigued by her story and, at times, horrified at the treatment girls and women receive at the hands of male relatives. However, I started to get annoyed with this story in that the protagonist does nothing to alleviate her plight. I found it hard to have sympathy for someone describing her emotional hardships all the while having her feet massaged by a Phillipine, female servant. She is a self-described rebel but when it comes right down to it, she is unable or unwilling to unsettle the status quo. Now if she had taken action to improve the status of women, this would have turned into an extraordinary story. . .as it is, it is merely a cautionary tale
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Summary: From Tariq Abu Obaid, A saudi Poet and Journalist
Review: My grand father was a minister in king Abdulazeez government and I was born in Riyadh 28 years ago, which means that I know Saudi very well.
I'm really sorry for the injustices women faced all over the world...The author had included too many things that in fact, don't happen in Saudi and the truth about these things she mentioned is:
-Islam in fact doesn't command stoning a female or a male who commits fornication, Stoning is only for men or women who commit adultery and ADMIT IT - if they say they didn't, then no stoning-! So in the history of Islam these cases are few. In the first 400 years of Islam, 6 hands only of thieves were cut! (The thief shouldn't be starved and should steal something that is hidden and many other conditions to deserve punishment)And the result is a secure society without hard punishments for every criminal.
- Circumcision for females NEVER happened in Riyadh -it happens in Egypt- for example.
- Females have records when they are born.
- The number of the royal family members is 5000 not 20000.
- Women do pray in the holy mosque in Makkah and in mosques with female sections everywhere.
- In any marriage ceremony, or after someone's death, No Quran is read. Well, There are too many things that didn't happen in the families I know, But you can't blame the author since she was told the story by a princess, who only god, knows her real name!
...I think that the west needs books to learn from cultures and countries around the world, as these cultures learned so many great things from America - including Saudi Arabia .
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Summary: Princess Trilogies
Review: Jean Sasson has done an excellent job of recording what life is like in Saudia Arabia through the Princess trilogies. I was so inspired by both Sultana and Jean both speaking their truth, lighting the way for change. Change can only happen when one gains knowledge then uses it to light the way for others who seek the same. Read these books with the intent of gaining the wisdom then share it with those around you. There is a great difference between religion and the fanatics who hide behind it. Jean's syle of writing makes these books easy to read, hard to put down, and impossible to forget. I strongly encourage men as well as women to read these books for it is more important than ever that we look at the treatment of women all over the world then ask ourselves what can I do to change this.
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Summary: Great Book and Very Timely
Review: I enjoyed this book and plan to read all of Jean Sasson's books. This book is a must reading for all, but especially woman. As an American, I was unaware of the many hardships and the lack of freedom that exist for these woman. While the book presents many hard realities, it is enjoyable to spend time with Princess Sultana. Please read this book and pass on the knowledge.
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Summary: Since 9/11, this book should be required reading!
Review: When 9/11 occurred, the entire world looked to the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia being the main player. This book, while written for the "masses" and not the "scholarly" types, explains so much of the Arab world in a wonderful, readable manner. Not only do readers learn about how women in that part of the world are too often treated, it also gives a detailed history of Saudi Arabia, as well as other Arab lands. What I liked is that it humanized Arabs for me--showing them at their best, and at their worse! Surprisingly, PRINCESS is a "fun" read, although it is a very serious subject. I am a young woman who has now changed her college major due to this one book. I will spend the remainder of my life trying to bring change--good change--to the world. My school friends and I decided that Jean Sasson is a bit of a genius in how she folds the serious matters with the fun situations and before you know it, you are learning, laughing, and crying, all at once. When Princess Sultana plays tricks on her horrible brother, Ali, you laugh until you cry. No matter whether you are male or female, young or old, go and get this book today. I am now on my way out to get the two remaining books in the trilogy and I am so excited that I can't wait to return home with the books under my arm... I fear my schoolwork will suffer this week as I will be reading about the Princess Sultana and the politics of the Middle East!
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Summary: Agonizing and Triumphant!
Review: I first read the third book of this remarkable trilogy before looking for the prior two. The stories left me breathless. From the normal Saudi Arabian lifestyles to include genital mutilation and pedophilia, and the abnormal to include bans on female drivers and female professionals, this book is a whirlwind Eastern history lesson. The first person narrative of Sultana written through the eyes of an observer only makes me want to know more. And after three books, I fear that the little I do know will never compare to the horror that Saudi Arabian females live through every day.
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Summary: A good Read
Review: This book is really good, it gives u the full picture of what is happenning in KSA, but the writer should have pointed out that what she wrote about is not right islamically, and that those ppl hide under the name of islam. It really shows that u shouldn't be decieved by looks, cuz all in KSA seem to be very rightious, but THE BOOK REVEALS ALOT!!
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Summary: Truth at its peak
Review: I didn't need to read the book to know how much racism and corruption is going on in Saudi Arabia. Yes, racism -the work everyone dreads. I lived there for 18 years and saw how most of the labourers were treated there. The locals are all but innocent. Its these rascal (good for nothing fat asses - the royals) that eat up all the money. Honestly they will all burn in hell. Muslims? You ask me. Seem more like sex maniacs with money.
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