Mary's review
Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Queen of Jordan Noor
Okay, I finished the book finally. I am always very interested in learning about the culture of other countries, especially ones that are so different from my own as Jordan is. I think my expectations for this one were higher than they should have been, though. Queen Noor's memoirs consist of her clearing up rumors about herself that she didn't agree with, cleaning up the reputations of her husband and herself, and educating the west on the plight of Arabs and Palestine from their point of view. None of those things were unpleasant per se, but I wouldn't say I found them all interesting, either. I really thought I would be able to immerse myself much more in reading about the Arab's point of view (it's something I become more and more interested in all the time), but in the end, she really didn't tell me what I really want to know.
