Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks
This is the official thread for the Group Read (Karen, mags) of the book: Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks Whoever wants to join us, is very welcome.
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Quick synopsis? Just finished: Levi's Will by W Dale Cramer ~ 09.27.06.and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ~ completed 10.08.06.Currently Reading: Geometry The Easy Way by Barrons (175/341) and Find...
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this I took from Amazon: Geraldine Brooks spent two years as a Middle East news correspondent, covering the death of Khomeini and the like. She also learned a lot about what it's like for Islamic...
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I am still at chapter 1 but so far, I really enjoy the mixture of facts (e.g. history of Sunni Muslims & Shiites) and Brooks' personal experiences and conversations with Islamic women.
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Sounds very interesting. Just finished: Levi's Will by W Dale Cramer ~ 09.27.06.and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ~ completed 10.08.06.Currently Reading: Geometry The Easy Way by Barrons (175/341)...
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It's a really interesting book. You should join us, LL.KarenCurrently Reading: Billy Boyle: a World War II Mystery by James R. BennRecently Read:Digging to America by Anne TylerThe Glass Castle by...
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true! * * * What I find interesting are those stories where Brooks says that some of the women themselves preferred to wear a veil. - Also, I like those tiny humourous comments she adds here and there
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I have read about 2/3 of the book now .. It's well-written, and those parts about Muhammed & Aisha / Fatima & Ali were really gripping. Now I understand the backgrounds of the Iran / Iraque...
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I have put it on my non-fiction tbr list. It will be a while though. Just finished: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ~ completed 10.08.06.and Find the Right Mutual Funds by Morningstar ~...
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*SPOILER* .. a sentence taken from this book which truly shocks me:"[...] First we must get an Islamic state. All the disasters in the world are from not adopting Islam. When Islam is adopted, all...
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I am leaving for Japan tomorrow and originally, I had been planning to have finished the book before my trip .... but then - I was far too busy this week I will bring it with me & finish the book...
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No, there's another book you're supposed to be reading in Japan.I finally had the opportunity to start reading this again today and I'm stilll fascinated by the choices made. They are so different...
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"No, there's another book you're supposed to be reading in Japan." Well, yes .. but I ended up being more interested in the book on Islamic women
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This is an excellent book: well written, well researched and very informative. My only wish is that Brooks had the opportunity to add a post September 11 update.
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I feel the same way, AirPrang. I wish they would reissue this book with some sort of afterword to address the current situation.(BTW, nice to see you again! You've always been one of my favorite...
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