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thetenaciousbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
It was a beautifully written novel, but when I put it down I couldn’t say that I was moved by it. The perpetuation of the narrative that women in the Middle East are oppressed is an old and tired one, and certainly one that reduces women to two dimensional characters, which I felt about all the women in the novel, to one degree or another.
itsmemiriam's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
beebliobibuli's review against another edition
4.0
Dans ce roman, Assia Djebar nous fait voyager au fond d'une Algérie qui m'était jusque là inconnue, décrivant les blessures et les interminables souffrances des femmes Algériennes claustrées à dix ans, interdites de sortir, de sentir le soleil sur leur peau, confinées en harem à seize ans.. Ce roman parle de bataille, de rêve, d'éspoir et de désepoir de femmes qui avec le temps ont même perdu le sens du mot vie..
fionaelin's review against another edition
Didn't get far at all, i don't know if it's the style of writing or the translation (german) but the flow of the sentences feels akward and so distant.
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