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We want the world. Do we want the world? If I'm outside it my life outside it, outside of my life, if my life isn't in the world, then what good is it? To teach? To teach what, if not the world?

hcrowley99's review against another edition

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3.0

Definitely helped to see the movie first, I was getting lost in the dialogue and getting characters mixed up.

Not a book I would pick for myself, but it was alright.

leanne_who_reads's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

elenareadz's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A group of women, with limited knowledge of the world outside, with limited education, in two days trying to break down and understand the patriarchal society that has been created around them. These women for maybe the first time can plainly speak to what they have endured, on the backdrop of their religion and desire for pacifism.

An overrall amazing book, but at times it felt hard to follow and was disjointed based on the large group of characters and how the format of the book is written.

Highly recommend for everyone to read, but heed the content warnings.

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whiskeylifter's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

bethwolf's review against another edition

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1.0

This book was really difficult for me to get through. I am a person that needs shorter chapters and when I started this book I was immediately met with a chapter that my kindle app told me it would take 2 and a half hours for me to read. I like to read before bed but without a promise of a break, it’s hard for me to commit to actually starting to read.

On top of that, I’m really frustrated that a book titled “women talking” was still told through the lens of a man. I get the purpose of the man because they don’t know how to read or write but the more important purpose of the story is to shed a light on their experience and their turmoil over their choice. I feel like the book focuses on him way too much. He inserts himself in the narrative too much. The last chapter took it over the edge for me. I was over it. My unpopular opinion is that I wish I hadn’t wasted my time reading this book.

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