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It must take some daring, writing a novel inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, which has seen so many versions and interpretations that it seems impossible to write something fresh and different based on it.
(One of my favourites is Sharaz-De, the visually sumptuous graphic novel version by Italian Sergio Toppi).
But somehow Renee Ahdieh has done it. She’s written a story that is more than just the One Thousand and One Nights of stor ...more
It must take some daring, writing a novel inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, which has seen so many versions and interpretations that it seems impossible to write something fresh and different based on it.
(One of my favourites is Sharaz-De, the visually sumptuous graphic novel version by Italian Sergio Toppi).
But somehow Renee Ahdieh has done it. She’s written a story that is more than just the One Thousand and One Nights of stor ...more
The Arabian Nights is one of my favorite stories from childhood, so I was nervous about reading this retelling. I had high expectations and didn't want to be disappointed. Although I had a few minor issues, the lush language made it a delicious read.
Khalid is a brutal young king who marries a different girl every night and has her killed at dawn. After her best friend is murdered at the palace, Shahrzad volunteers to be Khalid's next wife. She plans to avenge Shiva by killing the monster king b ...more
Khalid is a brutal young king who marries a different girl every night and has her killed at dawn. After her best friend is murdered at the palace, Shahrzad volunteers to be Khalid's next wife. She plans to avenge Shiva by killing the monster king b ...more
loved this!!!!!!!! tho the mystery wasn't quite what I'd imagined, given the setup.
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Although there were some things I liked about this book, it had a lot of issues. The pacing was off - I found it to be pretty slow and even kind of boring throughout a lot of it. Shahrzad's plan was not very well thought out and worked WAY too soon. She was billed as being extremely clever, but really I thought she was mostly thoughtless and reckless, and just got lucky. The love story, and especially the love triangle, was more annoying to me than anything else. Despite all this I still kind of
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