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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: This is one of those books I'll hold onto and read again in a couple of years. I picked this book up quite some time ago, after someone mentioned Ms. Marley was local author and that it was a good read. "Good Read" doesn't really begin to describe it! I don't believe I've felt such a connection to a set of characters since I read Barbara Kingsolvers book "The Bean Trees" -- I can't recommend it enough.
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Summary: Beautiful and brilliant
Review: This story was amazing; Louise Marley gives a wonderful view into an alien society--which has its own parallels on Earth. I hope for a sequel.
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Summary: Incredible...
Review: This was the first book in a new book club some friends and I formed. The book was chosen in August, 2001, but it wasn't until after 9-11 that I actually picked up the book to read. It was very odd and disconcerting to read at that time due to the title and subject matter, but I think in a way it helped me deal with emotions I was going through in the aftermath. As someone who has a degree in Anthropology, I'd previously ended up reading little bits and pieces of depictions of Islamic life - and fundamentalist Islamic life - enough that it was pretty obvious Marley did her homework prior to writing this. But it brought ethnography to life in a metaphorical context. It took what could have been a story easily played out here on Earth, and isolated it away enough to take it soley on its own terms.In a previous review here, someone said this is not her best work. If it's not, I'm impressed - this book was enough to make me want to read pretty much anything else she puts in print.
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Summary: well, what can i say
Review: Well, what makes a great book? when i read this book, it made me wonder, it made me think, it made me really think... I absolutely positively loved it. it has history, it has depth, it has morals- heck, this is one great peice of literature
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Summary: Compelling, exciting, dark novel
Review: Zahra IbSada is a compelling heroine in an untenable position. This novel is a dark, compelling look at a society that is an analog of the most repressive of Earth's cultures--only science fiction allows authors to explore in this way. The characters will live on in your mind after you close the book, so watch out!
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