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Summary: Mesmerizing and Disturbing
Review: If you want a quick, scary trip of the imagination, try Irustan, Marley's finely detailed, dark world. The dystopian setting is relieved by spunky, brilliant women to care about. Salted with moral dilemmas and startling plot turns, this is feminist science fiction at its best!
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Summary: Well written and exciting novel.
Review: Louise Marley proves once again that she is a truly gifted story teller. "The Terrorists of Irustan" is a terrific read and a thought-provoking story. I highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Shades of the Taliban ....
Review: Marley's beautiful, compelling science fiction novel is at once heartbreaking and uplifting, as it follows the frustrated lives of women living in a repressive religious society. The world of Irustan is detailed, subtle in its range of customs, and wholly believeable. The empowerment of a small group of women through acts of biological terrorism is exciting in its inexorable unfolding.I absolutely could not put this book down!
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Summary: déjà vu
Review: Not that the story is bad, but I was disappointed. Marketed as a fantasy novel, it resembles too much what we hear about the Afghanistan of today. I guess when I pick up a fantasy/SF book, I expect more subtlety in the treatment of ideas. This one was a let down, especially because I had liked her previous trilogy so much.
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Summary: Wonderful, touching book
Review: THE TERRORISTS OF IRUSTAN is a masterful story...a tragedy, at once wrenching and uplifting. Through stunning characterizations and skillfully plotted scenes, Marley captures the essence and spirit of women...their compassion, tenderness, depth of friendships and above all their strength. This tale shines with the brilliance of an Irustani star and contains a lesson for all mankind!
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Summary: Desperate women rebel against the veil and their culture.
Review: The Terrorists of Irustan is about women forced to live behind the veil who decide, in desperation, to take matters into their own hands. They become, in a very domestic and silent way, terrorists. The novel is also about the tragic effect repression has on all of society, men, women and children, and about the waste of talents and resources that results. I hope the story of Zahra IbSada will move and enlighten, frighten and also inspire.
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Summary: Very good and interesting book
Review: This book represents many of the issues in different parts of the world right now, and I feel that it is a very good idea for a story, without offending anybody.
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Summary: Fast-paced, Charged Tale of Injustice and Courage
Review: This book was a true pleasure to read; although classified as sci fi or sci fantasy, it appealed to me, one who normally reads more mainstream. It parallels the injustices on Earth that women face at the hands of their "religion" and the men who created the religion. The main character is brave, stoic, smart, and true-to-life. She slowly moves from acceptance of her fate to challenging the powers-that-be on behalf of her sisters. The plot is satisfying and worth the time spent. Check it out!
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Review: This is a Riveting book It's engrossin
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Summary: Lines of reality and fantasy blur
Review: This is a story you will not be able to put down, and certainly it will stay in your mind when you are not reading it. It is science fiction/fantasy that has multiple layers and can lead to some deep questions. The parallels to the Middle East cannot be avoided; but the story is so well crafted, that is not a distraction. Surprises emerge when you think you have the characters and plot figured out. And the characters are so well developed, you really get to understand them. I thought Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" and Walker's "Possessing the Secret of Joy" were the most wrenching books on the repression of women in parts of the world, but Marley is masterful in this book. I can highly recommend this novel and this author. Don't miss "The Glass Harmonica" as well.
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