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mmaq's review
2.0
The general points brought up in the book were correct but the way the author brought them up were incredibly silly.
I am no fan of Islam but the amount of generalisations and pure Straw Man arguments were absolutely appalling and all of those were even before the 4th chapter.
The final straw for me was the line on page 34: "Arabic poets often think they can write much better than Shakespeare. But if that is the case, where is the Islamic Romeo and Juliet?"
Such an incomprehensible lack of knowledge towards Arabic literature and poetry, yet feeling the right to comment on it, truly astounds me. I genuinely have no idea why atheists (which I am one) generally hold the author's writing in high regard.
Maybe i'll muster the patience to finish it sometime in the future but I couldn't go past the fourth chapter this time.
I am no fan of Islam but the amount of generalisations and pure Straw Man arguments were absolutely appalling and all of those were even before the 4th chapter.
The final straw for me was the line on page 34: "Arabic poets often think they can write much better than Shakespeare. But if that is the case, where is the Islamic Romeo and Juliet?"
Such an incomprehensible lack of knowledge towards Arabic literature and poetry, yet feeling the right to comment on it, truly astounds me. I genuinely have no idea why atheists (which I am one) generally hold the author's writing in high regard.
Maybe i'll muster the patience to finish it sometime in the future but I couldn't go past the fourth chapter this time.
paging_snidget's review
4.0
Confronting. An immensely important book. I hope people take heed of this courageous woman’s message.
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