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aymaneelmorchide's review
3.0
"Happiness was also about the right to privacy, the right to retreat from the company of others and plunge into contemplative solitude. Or to sit by yourself doing nothing for a whole day, and not give excuses or feel guilty about it either. Happiness was to be with loved ones, and yet still feel that you existed as a separate being, that you were not there just to make them happy. Happiness was when there was a balance between what you gave and what you took."
aaronreadabook's review against another edition
5.0
A fascinating look into women's lives in Moroccan harems in the 1940s told through the author's childhood and the lives of her mother, grandmother, aunties, and cousins.
fed_22's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.25
uhhjeepers's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
5.0
*Read for school*
It takes a lot for me to openly admit I love a book I read for school. This experience in particular was really tainted by the insane speed that we read this at, but still, it’s easily a 5-star read.
Fatima Mernissi has an incredible way of pulling you into her childhood that I’ve not really experienced in non-fiction before. As someone who reads a lot, it’s not hard for me to paint pictures in my head and see what I’m reading. But in this case, it was so remarkably vivid.
I’m a massive fan of Mernissi’s writing style. It is blunt and easy to read but still descriptive and informative. A great introduction into this type of literature.
It takes a lot for me to openly admit I love a book I read for school. This experience in particular was really tainted by the insane speed that we read this at, but still, it’s easily a 5-star read.
Fatima Mernissi has an incredible way of pulling you into her childhood that I’ve not really experienced in non-fiction before. As someone who reads a lot, it’s not hard for me to paint pictures in my head and see what I’m reading. But in this case, it was so remarkably vivid.
I’m a massive fan of Mernissi’s writing style. It is blunt and easy to read but still descriptive and informative. A great introduction into this type of literature.