A Girl Like That | 
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An early morning walk to try to beat the heat! Hoping to finish this audiobook this weekend. #audiowalk #bfcr3 #teamfitlit
An early morning walk to try to beat the heat! Hoping to finish this audiobook this weekend. #audiowalk #bfcr3 #teamfitlit
Started this book at the gym today, I like how it‘s different, immediately it‘s different!
pickI‘ve read only one paper book during my week in the Yukon (plus 3 audiobooks, plus part of a long ebook). This one is for my YA book club next week. The flags aren‘t for the great writing (it‘s mediocre, actually) but for discussion points. I recommend it for its portrayal of gender discrimination & for an immersion into the lives of Parsi immigrants from India living in Saudi Arabia. Zarin, the central character, is a complex, fascinating mess.
so-soThis one was hard to push through. The main character isn‘t that likeable but nobody really is, except Porous. He‘s a friend from home ( Mumbai) that she meets again in Jeddah, where she lives with her aunt and uncle. The male dominated Saudi society, full of privilege and power is hard to stomach as is the female experience of shame, inferiority and dependence. Everyone is horrible to everyone else. The ending is hopeful-ish
I am struggling with this YA book. It‘s set in Jeddah and the oppression of women and girls and the entitlement of boys and men is really hard to stomach. It‘s extreme in this case but really it‘s prevalent worldwide. I want to see how it ends so I‘m gonna keep on keeping on, but it‘s easy to pick up my iPad and troll the webs instead of reading
so-soThis was my work listen for today, and I am a little conflicted on this one to be honest.
A glance into the gender discrimination and double standards as seen through the eyes of a teenage girl in Saudi Arabia. 🇸🇦
Stay tuned for final review 📚
so-soWhat did you guys think of this one? I had mix feelings, I found it interesting, I found it disturbing, I honestly don't know how to describe it.
panI absolutely disliked this book set in Saudi Arabia. My review: https://sumaiyyareads.wordpress.com/2018/04/29/book-review-a-girl-like-that/
