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A review by liralen
In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta Ahmed
2.0
I'm going through a books-about-doctors stage and, simultaneously, a books-about-other-cultures stage. Needless to say, this satisfied both of those requirements.
The book isn't written particularly well - the author's strengths clearly lie elsewhere. She does, however, do an admirable job of explaining the gulf between worlds and the struggle that she underwent to find her place in Saudi Arabia. I wouldn't mind seeing a fictionalised version of the same sort of experience, though perhaps written by somebody with more experience with a writer (or just a better editor).
The book isn't written particularly well - the author's strengths clearly lie elsewhere. She does, however, do an admirable job of explaining the gulf between worlds and the struggle that she underwent to find her place in Saudi Arabia. I wouldn't mind seeing a fictionalised version of the same sort of experience, though perhaps written by somebody with more experience with a writer (or just a better editor).