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# Girls of Riyadh Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition Unknown Binding – 2008

**Brand:** rajaa alsanea
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## Customer Reviews

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    The Young and The Restless
  

*by E***G on Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2014*

Girls of RiyadhBy:Rajaa Alsanea A book I couldn’t help but continuously read until every last word had been enjoyed. The people, the stories, the new understanding that comes from a new book is delightful throughout, ‘Girls of Riyadh.’ Set in both Saudi Arabia and the United States, at present day, so many intriguing and circling stories which just begin to touch the surface of what life may be like for a non-native English speaker, in America and the girls who grow up in Saudi Arabia. With a soap opera air and young adult flair, Rajaa Alsanae keeps you interested and once you become comfortable in one story, she brings your attention back again with another drama. I had not heard of her e-mails and the controversy surrounding the gossip of Riyadh, but I am so glad I opened this book to find out. I am a big fan of journal keeping and journal reading. This book opened each chapter with what seemed like a confessional and I quite enjoyed that. I have also found a new fondness for the poetry of Nizar Qabbani. Worthy of several mentions and footnotes, I grew to enjoy the author’s references sometimes more than the drama of Riyadh. With this book I’ve discovered the difference of Saudi culture from other parts of the Arab world as well as the obvious notion that culture, what is expected of the individual and their families, their religion, their attire, are all separate, but also intertwined in a beautiful and unique way. Because of these interesting intersectionalities, I enjoyed this book very much. This book was not originally published in the western world, but growing popularity in the Middle East created a hunger for the story in America. This book does an important job here in America, and that is to show how truly similar our day to day lives, love lives, school lives, and lives as women are related. Several hypocrisy’s within Saudi culture, which affect these women profoundly and differently are expelled within these chapters. These seemingly elusive constraints and pressures, which are shown through Saudi women’s lives, certainly reflect on American women’s lives within our culture today. Certain expectations for women, for marriage, appearance, religion, and more, are echoed throughout the pages of ‘Girls of Riyadh.’ The stories and relationships in ‘Girls of Riyadh’ which tend to be seen as shallow or a bit silly and awkward, rather than momentous or serious, show us a side rarely discussed today- the women’s side. What it must be like, look like, feel like, to live in Riyadh, to be a woman in Saudi, to be a woman in Islam. You may purchase here: www.amazon.com or [...]

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    Excellent Perspective
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2007*

'Girls of Riyadh' tells a story about a group of four university friends as they try to understand what happiness is about and how it's found. The girls are not 'typical Saudis': they're from upper middle class families (each with its own history) and of varied backgrounds. They all suffer from the curse of 'dreaming', dreaming about love, about romance, about professional success. In their daily, rather trivial lives concerned with make up, hair style, dress, they can be off-putting. They are, nonetheless, very real, trapped in a society that spreads quicksand to thwart the least deviation from 'the way things are done'.The book is not the best example of Arabic literature, perhaps, but it is a very readable story about the mine field that young Saudis--men as well as women--must negotiate if they are to be considered part of Saudi society. None is a particular hell-raiser; all want to conform and be accepted. But life has a way of making dreams come not-quite-true, as in all cultures.If you're looking for titillating sex scenes, don't bother looking in this book. While sex--both hetero- an homosexual--makes an appearance, it is as chaste as in a Jane Austen novel.I do recommend the book for those who would try to understand how Saudi culture and society put limits on the acceptable and the way young Saudis try to navigate those currents while heading for their own fulfillment.

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    She manages to pack so much information about love and life with regards to this group of young ...
  

*by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017*

Each chapter is written as an email containing a story about the narrator's girlfriends. She manages to pack so much information about love and life with regards to this group of young women into this book that it's impressive. Each chapter also starts with an interesting poem, quote or Koranic verse and that was a nice touch. The book is however not preachy. It draws you in and keeps you engaged.

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