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The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman: The Arabic Epic of Dhat Al-Himma by Melanie Magidow

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heather_freshparchment's review

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adventurous informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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careinthelibrary's review

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adventurous informative medium-paced

3.0

This wasn't my favourite, but I think it's partly related to the abridged nature and the translation. Glad I read it, it was interesting and it inspired further research and reading in the future.

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lilacs_book_bower's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

3.5

This is a fast paced series of tales about the Amira Princess Fatima, who was an amazing warrior featured in an Arabic epic tale. It is fantastic to see a woman be heralded and honored in an ancient text. This is an abridgment, as it is quite a long text. I enjoyed reading the tales, and seeing Princess Fatima prevail, but there are a lot of trigger warnings, so please check those. Fatima's son experiences a lot of racism as well. The translation leaves a bit to be desired. Parts read almost like stage directions, they are just actions, rather than emotions or feelings. Also, some of the dialogue is what you would expect in an epic and more formal, "she was as beautiful as a full moon," and then there are parts that are more along the lines of "beats me!" So there is definitely some uneven whiplash there, but I appreciate the translation nonetheless and Dr. Magidow working to make this available to English speakers.

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throneofpages1's review

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adventurous inspiring fast-paced

2.5

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babymoomoocow's review

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adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense medium-paced

3.0

This is definitely a book to be read allowed. It is a great epic and one that should be shared in the west more.

I know this is translated and it reads like stream of consciousness. But because of this I was less engaged. I wished there to be more elegant prose. But that’s not what this book is for. So don’t go into it if you expect that.

I would also say look up the Trigger warnings.

This is definitely a book I can see being in an AP lit class or translated literature college course.

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