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Summary: okay is this princess not ture
Review: To be truthfull I haven't read the latest two books such as Princess Sultana's Daughters or Cirle,. I am just up to Desert Royal which is printed in 1999. After discovering these two books have been published, I am getting to believe that this Princess who I once highly spoke off in by work place (denieing her country origin) d society of all eastern and western women. My disbelief was caused because why is the this on theinternet so many people that shouldn't see can see or read it.
How American can this be? Upsolutely to do with the dollars. I was so impressed with the latest novel Deset Royal. I felt much sorrow for these women that I wanted to get something started to help them in Australia as women in this country have been paying the penaltiy with just the refugees arriving. There have been 150 gang rapes in just oney of this country by Islamic men reported justone month. So I know how the menfolk operate. I thought these books were so true I was passing on the readings verbally to others for theoir educational knowledge. Now come on Jean Sasoon, why mention how much these women need help in your novels, how about giving us women some help of where to go to? Or who to write to? Who to demonstrate against? Is there a World Women's Society? If we choice to write how can we write using the Islamic faith, like Princess does to make men feel like hell? There is help needed by us in the western society to help these sisters of the east and obvoiously it hasn't been mentioned or advised in one novel yet.
I thought the Princess was under protection of secretacy but all the information is on the internet which isn't secret to anyone in the world. At least a book shop is a bit further betweeen and harder to find.......
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Summary: Princess Sultana's Daughters
Review: This is a very good book that truly depicts life styles in Saudi Arabia. You have to have been there to really beleive it.
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Summary: What happened?
Review: She's beautiful, smart, and well cared for. She has three loving children she can provide excellent care for. She had already aired the dirty laundry of the lives of Saudi women in her first book, "Princess."SO WHAT HAPPENED? There was little focus on Sultana's daughters, and I was expecting some sort of conflict-resolution to result as I concluded this work, maybe in the form of her older daughter being ripe for marriage combatting society. Furthermore, there was a lot of redundancy, as she took it upon herself to explain parts of the first book in the second book. I would die for one percent of this woman's material wealth. It's phenomenal, almost sickening. I'm going to read the third book now, so wish me luck. :)
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Summary: Not as good as the first one.
Review: I absolutely loved "Princess Sultana's Circle" and read it over and over. So when the second book came out I immediately snatched up a copy. Boy, was I disappointed! The book is total overkill and the princess goes on and on until you actually want someone to shut her up. In the first book, she was a fighter but in the second she comes off as a spoiled whiner. I actually felt sorry for her husband! Do yourself a favor and buy the first, leaving it at that.
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Summary: Depressingly Truthful
Review: I loved the book. It opened my eyes to the way women are treated in Saudi Arabia. And I was disgusted. If this was China the USA would do something, or at least complain, but because we need oil, we stay quiet. I didn't like Sultana however. Big Woo, she wrote a book, but she still stayed married to her sexist husband and allowed her society to perpetuate its' injustices upon her and her daughters. She should have fled to France and never looked back.
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Summary: it was good
Review: I enjoyed this book imensely. It was beautifully written and kept my attention until the very end. I loved hearing the perils and challenges that she encountered on parenthood, and it was written so that I actually felt I was there with her. I would recommentd this book to anyone.
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Summary: More horrific tales from Sultana
Review: After reading the review by "A reader from the USA" dated May 7, 2001 I became so enraged! I thought to myself, how could someone be so ignorant? Yes! These stories are all true! You don't have to have visited Saudi Arabia to know that the discrimination described in the book is true... I am glad that 'Sultana' has had the courage to write her story - She had opened the eyes of many Western men and women. Thank You 'Sultata' for sharing your story.
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Summary: The first book was the best
Review: While the story of Sultana continues to hold interest, I found this second book to be a little drawn out. I think that there are one too many calamities that befall women in this book and now it seems a little unlikely that every kind of abuse imaginable is witnessed by one single person. I think that too may people take Sultana to be a real thing, when in truth there is a great deal of controversy surrounding the question whether the book is in fact a true story, or a work of fiction. In any case it is still an interesting book, but in my opinion not as good as the first one.
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Summary: Sad but true
Review: Princess Sultanas daughters is just as sad and heart wrenching as the earlier book Princess. It infuriates me to think about the hypocricy, brutality and insensitivity of Saudi men. I lived in Bahrain for 11 years and am also a Muslim. Jean Sassons books are a very accurate description of Saudi culture and the treatment of women, and it is very important when reading the book to realise that the injustices that are taking place in that country are based on years of tradition and not the Islamic religion. Once again, I think that point has also been stressed on numerous occasions throughout the books. I admire the princess for her courage and strength and I adore the way she stands up to what is wrong. For those who may think that the "princess who told the story is an activist, but not much of one", it is obvious that the readers have missed a major point in these books. That is to illustrate the absolute helplessness of women in these societies. In a country where a women is raped by a man and then murdered by her father for 'allowing' it to happen, it is clearly difficult for women to voice their opinions. In a country such as the United States where there is freedom of speech it is feasible for people to form large powerful support groups to fight for a cause.....In Saudi Arabia, a group of women fighting for a cause would simply mean......the group of women would suffer! The princess has done the best she can in a country where the penelty for doing so is death. The women in Saudi Arabia are not "the most spineless creatures on earth", but are trapped in a society where no matter where they look they are alone and have no support, and understandably so prefer to live for their children.
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Summary: a book you can't put down..
Review: I'we always been interested in the mystical aspect of the very shelterd ways of life in places like Saudia-Araibia. This book is a follow up to the first one and is just as exciting and emotional. Sultana tells us what happens when her imediate family discovers that she has infact with J.Sasson written a book about her life and surroundings. It's a beautiful book that truly makes you realize, that freedom shouldnt be taken for granted. I truly admire Sutlana for telling the honest and chilling story of her enclosed life. It's a great buy!!
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