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  <title><![CDATA[Girls of Riyadh]]></title>
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  <default_description>A bold new voice from Saudi Arabia spins a fascinating Scheherazade-like tale of four young women attempting to navigate the narrow straits between love, desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition-for the first time, the hidden world of today's upper-class Saudi women is revealed by an insider.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2004</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Rajaa Alsanea]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Foodie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>7</votes>
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  <date_added>Tue Apr 08 14:37:37 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 08 14:38:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Save for the last 3 chapters, Girls of Riyadh by Raja Alsanea was a huge let down. Sensationalized and immature, the author is clearly looking to cash in on the western stereotypes of the east. The 4 female protagonists act in the most predictable, girly-movie way.<br/>The story did nothing for me,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19743296">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10893811">
    <user id="708885">
    <name><![CDATA[Karen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[East Lansing, MI]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>9</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[young Arab women]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Dec 22 19:00:21 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Dec 22 19:12:52 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think the author wrote a true account of life in Saudi Arabia. I am married to a Saudi, and I didn't find anything she wrote about to be in conflict with what I know from my 29 years of marriage, experience in SA, and extended family. Most importantly,her story rings true based on what my children...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10893811">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7389092">
    <user id="129974">
    <name><![CDATA[Jessica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>4</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who is planning on living in a female hostel in the Middle East]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 07 12:33:05 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Nov 05 23:24:45 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Poor girls of Riyadh...their love lives are like mine in 5th grade was, if I had worn Roberto Cavalli dresses and my parents had forced me to marry my cousin.  I'm giving this three stars for three reasons: 1. The author's courage (and the fact that other Muslim girls, feeling trapped, will surely l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7389092">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22060721">
    <user id="731369">
    <name><![CDATA[Ĥøρε]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[afnan]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon May 12 02:55:32 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 18 21:35:14 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[إذا لم تخني الذاكرة، مُنعت هذه الرواية في بداية إصدارها.<br/>أذكر أن صديقتي كانت متحمسة جدا عندما أحضرتها من دبي، كما لو أنها وجدت كنزا<br/>قرأتها وصدقاً لا أجدها تستحق...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22060721">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="34625858">
    <user id="334075">
    <name><![CDATA[Shoshanapnw]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 05 21:29:43 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 05 21:32:10 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Touted as a breakthrough, this epistolary novel needs to be understood in its cultural context in order to be something other than not-very-engaging chick lit. Within that cultural context, this novel-in-one-sided-e-mails is discrepant, jarring, and revolutionary (at least within the domestic sphere...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34625858">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="25889970">
    <user id="1281690">
    <name><![CDATA[Ava]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Adelaide, Australia]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[People curious about life in Saudi Arabia and Saudi women]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 30 01:02:59 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 30 17:04:15 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[When this book first came out, I was living in Saudi Arabia and it caused quite a stir - so much so that it was banned in Kingdom. I was teaching ESL at the time, and the women in my classes were frantic to get their hands on a copy of it. Turns out the enthusiasm they felt was short lived - as in a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25889970">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25889970?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="66953370">
    <user id="2565897">
    <name><![CDATA[Nora]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Aug 11 09:07:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 12 08:21:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>لا جديد</strong>، قصص مكرورة ربما تشدّ من لم يقرأ أشباهاً لها. وأسلوب متوسط الجودة. اشتهرت لأسباب كثيرة ليس من بينها محتواها، ولعلي قرأت في مجالها ما هو أفضل منها.<br/><br/>أعجب أ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66953370">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="19874330">
    <user id="1071650">
    <name><![CDATA[Mashael]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[jeddah, Saudi Arabia]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 10 11:16:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 18 15:57:06 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[تعتمد على الفضيحة كـ أساس للشهرة عاديه جداً هشة جداً  رواية للمرهقين <br/><br/>لا أتحامل على الكاتبه ولا أحمل لها أي ضغينة لكن أرى أنها لو هذبتها قليلاً ولم تستعجل النشر...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19874330">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="21788711">
    <user id="149151">
    <name><![CDATA[Pera]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Medan, Indonesia]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 07 10:37:20 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 07 11:04:12 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Beberapa tahun lalu pernah mendapat email tentang hebohnya buku ini di negera asalnya, Saudi Arabia.<br/>Penasaran, jadi ku beli saja.<br/><br/>Aku merasa kata &quot;menghebohkan&quot; tentang buku ini, terlalu di lebih-lebihkan. <br/>Kisah cinta yang di balut dengan tuntutan sistem, seperti men...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21788711">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20951991">
    <user id="366915">
    <name><![CDATA[Santika]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Depok, Indonesia]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 25 03:46:02 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 25 04:15:29 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The Girls of Riyadh sebenarnya adalah kumpulan postingan email seseorang yang kemudian dibukukan. Buku ini pada akhirnya dilarang terbit di negara aslinya dan menuai banyak protes (bahkan ketika masih berupa email sudah membuat kontroversi).<br/>Buku ini sebenarnya mendeskripsikan bagaimana kebuday...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20951991">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20951991?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5404991">
    <user id="328614">
    <name><![CDATA[Keturah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 30 23:20:12 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 09 13:11:36 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book on several levels.  I'll try to clearly explain why:<br/>1. I like books set in India and the Middle East.  This book is set in Saudi Arabia.  Most of what I know about Saudi Arabia comes from what I hear on the nightly news, so it's interesting to read a book written by ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5404991">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="4731899">
    <user id="79482">
    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Aug 18 09:07:39 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 17 12:00:53 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had a hard time reading this book for several reasons. First, it was never intended to be translated into English and by doing so I'm sure the author had to provide tons of extra passages of explanation about Arabic culture to the english speaking readers. Second, I'll openly admit that it is not ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4731899">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="70055281">
    <user id="2683140">
    <name><![CDATA[Nourah8]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Riyadh, 10, Saudi Arabia]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 04 11:28:11 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 15 21:22:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[ترجمت لأكثر من لغة<br/>والسبب واضح <br/>أنها تفضح بعض طبقات المجتمع السعودي<br/>لكن المشكلة <br/>أنها ستنقل للغرب صورة  مزيفة عن المجتمع <br/>فماورد فيما يسمى رواية ..<br/>لا ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70055281">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="18420709">
    <user id="45597">
    <name><![CDATA[Amanda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Somerville, MA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Jane magazine]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 22 21:12:20 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 22 21:20:42 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is essentially Saudi chick lit, but I really liked it despite that.<br/><br/>The stories can resound with any girl,(unless my love life is really that fucked up that nobody agrees with this,) but there's also a special twist that makes this different from the run-of-the mill girly stories. Th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18420709">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="22735527">
    <user id="91176">
    <name><![CDATA[Rahmadiyanti]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[13230, Indonesia]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 22 00:31:05 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 22 00:35:33 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Di cover edisi Indonesia ada stempel &quot;Kisah nyata: Dilarang Beredar di Saudi Arabia&quot;. Jadi bikin penasaran emang. Isinya sendiri lumayan lah... meski kalo ditinjau dari kisah bertema sama (cinta), ya nggak terlalu istimewa. Tapi karena settingnya Arab (yang selama ini dikenal “tertutup...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22735527">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="4465718">
    <user id="274563">
    <name><![CDATA[Becky]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Libertyville, IL]]></location>        
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  </user>
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    <body><![CDATA[استمعت بقرائتها واندمجت فيها برغم المصلطحات الغريبة الى كتير مبفهماش بتكن فى المقدمة فقط لكن غير كده اسلوب السرد جميل ومن ناحية المحتوى فانا شايفة انها إيجابية جدا ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34637769">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I saw this book at Costco it immediately caught my attention.  It looked pretty interesting, but after being burned a number of times buying books by unfamiliar authors I wasn't sure I should get it.  But I did and was glad I did.<br/>Each chapter of the book is purported to be an e-mail from ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39530841">more...</a>]]></body>
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