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I honestly had to keep checking to make sure I was reading the same book that is so highly rated on GR and Litsy. The writing is just... bad.

Apparently the true story of a Saudi princess, but all names are changed. Not an autobiography as the story was told to/written (badly) by Sasson. Sultana seems unreal and out of touch to me.

There are much better sources if you want to learn about the atrocities faced by women in Saudi Arabia.

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Such a heart aching read! There are some glimpses of hope in this book. Even more so than in the earlier parts of this series but it's still a very tough read. The parts about the Syrian refugee camps and the human rights issues involving them were especially difficult to get through.

Next up some non-fiction! 🤓

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Hard read

Vastly different from my first experience of reading the princess series.. the voice of the book seems monotonous now

"Just know this one fact--no government official or agency will intervene should a Saudi man decide to put a female in his family to death. This death order can come from innocent activities, logging onto the web, talking to a boy not of family over the telephone, riding in a car w a man who is not her father, brother, husband, or son. This situation is a great disgrace and shame for everyone ..."

I really loved this book! But you need to know the events of the earlier ones to completely understand what is going on with Sultana's family. The book tells a lot about the lives of women and children in Saudi Arabia. Here is one important advice which I think needs to be said: If you are a parent of a small child do not read this book! You will have nightmares for a long time and the mental images of some of the events won't leave you ever.

I just can't stop reading this book. It has some unbelievable stories about the lives of real women in Saudi Arabia. I'm taking a break anyway since I found this documentary that suits well with the theme of the book. It tells stories of strong independent women throughout history. It's so interesting!

I love it when the book I'm reading gives me reading tips! I have not heard of Nawal El Saadawi before but I definitely need to check it out at some point. 📚

And so my final hour begins! I'm going to make it to 24 hours in total! YAY! 😁📖🎊🎉🎈#24in48

So true! #24in48

Here is my #SnacksAndStacks for #24in48 It's "morning" here so I'll have my breakfast with some books today (really I just slept past midday, apparently I was tired....). The chocolate is of course for dessert. Now some reading I have only 9 hours left to do. ? @24in48

Someone has said that Russia is a country of contradictory. I feel like that someone has not read about the lives of Saudi Arabian people. How can such a rich and powerful country be so unbelievably bad for it's citizens. This is why I read Jean Sasson. After reading all of the previous books in this series I still can't believe all these things to be true. And the scary thing is that they are still very very true... #24in48

Taking my Readathon to the sunny balcony! ☀️🌞 I messed up my timer so I can't post a screenshot but I've read about 6 hours now and it's just wonderful! 😊 #24in48

I decided to read mostly the books I've already started during this Readathon. But I felt like I needed a bit of non-fiction in the mix. So here it is. I've read several Jean Sasson books and they are always difficult and tough to read but at the same time so intriguing. I hope this is as good as the earlier ones. #24in48

I wanted to learn more about Saudi Arabia, but the tone is overwrought and I just can't do it. I'm sorry, Princess Sultana! 😥

I had a #Royal themed 40th (from monarchs to queen of hearts to Elvis!) and these were two of the books I received. They look super interesting so I'll need to move them up in my TBR! 📚👑 #Readjanuary

They are free at last. Got me thinking a lot about the changes in Middle East country and the worth of individual

This was the first book I read from Jean Sasson and also the first book I read from this genre. I am really interested in human rights. It was fascinating to read about Saudi Arabia through the eyes of Sultana. The stories of women of Saudi Arabia are so shocking and although the book is interesting the content makes it heavy to read. Since this book I've read a lot of Sasson and other books in this genre.

This book emphasized one of the core problems in Saudi Arabia, which is gender inequality. Heart-wrenching stories that surely boiled your blood, especially those men who justified their wrongdoings by the name of God.

This book will give you the close insight on how Saudi women (in this case, Sultana) trying so hard to rid the gender inequality in Saudi land.

Very rarely do you come across a book that makes you cry with its simple yet powerful story telling. A fantastic and a must read.