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Dune by Frank Herbet
On the 13th of June 2020

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Anthony Doerr

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Foremost, you would have to define what "appropriate" is and for whom? The question, broadly asked, implies that one is shut-off from new experiences.Foremost, you would have to define what "appropriate" is and for whom? The question, broadly asked, implies that one is shut-off from new experiences. Certainly, avid readers are open-minded to all new experiences an artist has to offer. But, let's indulge ... ...more

Are you asking if there is "sex"? The answer is yes (as there is in real life). Now, is it gratuitous? The answer is no.

Are you asking if the content is advanced: I would say no. Any literate adult should be able to enjoy this. Though it has elements of science as it's springboard, it never becomes bogged down in jargon.

Are you asking if it asks complicated philosophical questions?
The answer is yes.

If you are concerned about a child, the best option would be for you to read the book and then decide whether to pass it on to a child or not. This way, you are also prepared for discussion (instead of allowing a child to try to process art on his/her own).

Are you asking for a YA book club? Again, any teacher/leader first reads the book, formulates questions about the text, and ONLY then offers the selection to the group.

My hope, obviously, is that you are not asking for yourself. If so, I might suggest grabbing up a few random books from well-respected authors and investing faith in the fact that whatever they have to offer (no matter how "inappropriate") has purpose.

If anything, try to make your questions specific so that we can help. (less)

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Foremost, you would have to define what "appropriate" is and for whom? The question, broadly asked, implies that one is shut-off from new experiences.Foremost, you would have to define what "appropriate" is and for whom? The question, broadly asked, implies that one is shut-off from new experiences.

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Lisa See

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uuughughghghghg ugh ugh ugh. i can't read about foot binding anymore. it literally makes me sick to my stomach. this is mostly due to a 15 minute video displayed twice every hour in a small missionary museum in new mexico.

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Antoine de Saint-Exupére

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That's a hard question to answer. Technically, this book is suitable for children as young as 6 years old but I doubt that most would completelyThat's a hard question to answer. Technically, this book is suitable for children as young as 6 years old but I doubt that most would completely understand it at that age. One of my professors once told me that this book should be read 3 times in one's life: as a child, as a young adult and as an older adult. I think he said so because as we grow older our perspective changes, and thus we become able to appreciate things in different ways. ...more
I'd say that teenagers and adults would enjoy this book the most.(less)

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That's a hard question to answer. Technically, this book is suitable for children as young as 6 years old but I doubt that most would completelyThat's a hard question to answer. Technically, this book is suitable for children as young as 6 years old but I doubt that most would completely understand it at that age.

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Jay Asher

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NOO! I had severe depression, anxiety, and paranoia when I first decided to read it. I thought, like I'm sure you are right now, that by having herNOO! I had severe depression, anxiety, and paranoia when I first decided to read it. I thought, like I'm sure you are right now, that by having her read it she will realize she is not the only one going through things like this. However, AND I CANNOT MAKE THIS CLEAR ENOUGH, this will in NO WAY help her. Reading about a successful suicide will only push her further to the edge and reading the book in general with its negative connotation and emphasis on depression will only make it validate her depression even more. She will also feel that help is not possible, seeing as when Hannah asked for help she did not receive any, your friend will be detoured even further from asking. If you still think it might be helpful, I agree with one of the earlier comments by a user "Em", read it together and make sure she understands that this is one of the worst possible scenarios and let her know that you are there for her at all times to talk about anything. Primarily, you should advise an adult about the situation to ensure your friends safety, depending on how far gone she is, a book will not help to bring her back from where she is at. I hope everything works out, honestly. Jessica Ralph...more (less)

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NOO! I had severe depression, anxiety, and paranoia when I first decided to read it. I thought, like I'm sure you are right now, that by having herNOO! I had severe depression, anxiety, and paranoia when I first decided to read it.

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Laura Joh Rowland

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I just spent an excruciating 2 days trying to finish this book.

Basic review: Sano san got married, but a murder occurred at the same time. The murder involved a concubine of the Shogun, which would inevitably pull all of the weight of the internal politics on to Sano San.

Like the previous books, the pacing goes back and forth between characters of importance. We are now introduced to Sano san's new wife and given yet another angle to view Hirata, his retainer. I did enjoy the character...more

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The Concubine's Tattoo (Sano Ichiro, #4)

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I just spent an excruciating 2 days trying to finish this book. Basic review: Sano san got married, but a murder occurred at the same time. The murder involved a concubine of the Shogun, which would inevitably pull all of the weight of the internal politics on to Sano San.

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Victoria Aveyard

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Ruta Sepetys

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Read 9,399 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship. Madrid, 1957. Un...

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Hazrat Inayat Khan

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The Heart of Sufism book. Read 2 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927) was the ve...

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Radwa Ashour

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Athqel min Radwa (Heavier than Radwa) by Radwa Ashour, Cair: Dar Al-Shorouk Publishing, 2013. pp 392

Waking up from surgery in the US, Radwa Ashour hears that former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been toppled. Still drowsy from the anaesthesia, Radwa cannot help but smile. She has lived, like most of her generation, for this day.

After four brain surgeries over five months, Radwa returns to Egypt fit and finally able to visit Tahrir Square, which she does on 26 May, incidentally coinciding with her birthday.

In Heavier than Radwa, Radwa shares her triumphant defeat of sickness, weaving in the Egyptian revolution's labour pains over a journey stained with blood and sniper bullets.

Ashour's first autobiography,The Journey: Days of an Egyptian Student in America, was written 30 years ago. The book focuses on the author's time in the eighties, researching for her dissertation degree. While The Journey chronicles a specific experience, Heavier than Radwa is a lofty mural, of which the Egyptian Revolution occupies most pages.

In the first ten chapters, Ashour lays out her extensive battle against cancer: four operations to the head, each requiring nine to 10 hours in order to remove parts of skull bone and brain membrane. After two failed attempts to implant brain tissue, a Scottish surgeon is called in to perform something that can only be called a miracle: 25 sessions of medical nuclear radiation therapy distributed over five weeks.

Befitting a writer of Ashour's stature and experience, Heavier than Radwa does not indulge in petty pains and anxieties. Rather, it contemplates the experience with steadfastness and patience, without discarding legitimate fear.

The language Ashour uses is decisive and clear, without being gloomy or depressing. The narrative is warm, but abstains from lyricism and sentimentality because the barrage of medical tests, x-rays and medical reports do not leave a space for metaphors or loaded language.

Ashour explains her experience with a medical precision. In one description of a surgery, she states

"Dr Steven Davison moved a muscle from the back, the armpit muscle, known as Latissimus dorsi, to the head, changing the course of the artery that feeds it along the way. This was performed after he secured the skull bone with a bone cut from the seventh rib, by which he bridged the vacuum resultant from the removed bone part that was made on the Wednesday operation."

Four months after the January 25 Revolution, Ashour returns to Egypt. The book's pace quickens, and the language becomes freer and hotter. With her house only a few minutes' walk from Tahrir, Ashour becomes involved in the intense events unfolding. Armed only with a big hat and ointment to rub on her wound, Ashour braces the square with an Egyptian flag that towers above her in height.

Ashour bears witness to some definitive images of the revolution: the covering of barrier walls with graffiti, the Mohammed Mahmoud massacre, the Maspero massacre and the attack of both doctors and patients in field hospitals.

These chapters, moving at a breathless pace, paint a vibrant canvass of the revolution. Ashour's recounting does not descend into naïve emotional involvement and high pitched cheering, but rather remains sincere in its heart-wrenching description of facts that surpass metaphors.

The book's title is derived from an old Arabic proverb. A mountain range in the Saudi Arabia port city of Yanbu', the Radwa symbolises firmness and stability.

Heavier than Radwa is indeed a story of mountain ranges and water streams; a journey to vanquish a tumour and to defeat an old regime that is only achieved through sacrifice and dedication.

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Book review: Ashour battles cancer, old regimes in newest work - Review - Books

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Athqel min Radwa (Heavier than Radwa) by Radwa Ashour, Cair: Dar Al-Shorouk Publishing, 2013. pp 392 Waking up from surgery in the US, Radwa Ashour hears that former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been toppled. Still drowsy from the anaesthesia, Radwa cannot help but smile.

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C.S. Lewis

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)

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Narnia… the land beyond the wardrobe door, a secret place frozen in eternal winter, a magical country waiting to be set free. Lucy is th...

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Isabel Allende

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I just can't get into this one. The historical period was specifically what attracted me to the book but it overwhelms the story- too much research, too little character- all feeding into the list-like nature of the prose. It's impossible to feel any kind of emotional connection to a catalogue of:
this happened
and then this happened,
this is what this person thought of it.
And then this happened.
Page after page.

I've read academic history books with more feeling.

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Nenia ✨️ Socially Awkward Trash Panda ✨️ Campbell

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I just can't get into this one. The historical period was specifically what attracted me to the book but it overwhelms the story- too much research, too little character- all feeding into the list-like nature of the prose.

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Jokha Alharthi

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This is the winner of the 2019 International Man Booker Prize and that was one of the things that drew me to read this book. The other was that while Ive heard of Oman, I didnt know much about it, except that it was in the Middle East.

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Ken Follett

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7.2 MILLION STARS!

Did I just read one of the most amazing books I have ever read? Yes, yes I did!

I cannot say enough about this book, the story, the writing, the characters, etc. etc. etc. Everything is perfect!

If someone had said to me, Here is a 1000 page book about the building of a cathedral 1000 years ago in England I probably would have fallen asleep before the end of their sentence. But, do not judge a book by its description it is a 1000 page book about the building of a cathedral, but...more

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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)

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7.2 MILLION STARS! Did I just read one of the most amazing books I have ever read? Yes, yes I did! I cannot say enough about this book, the story, the writing, the characters, etc. etc. etc. Everything is perfect!

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Camelia  Entekhabifard

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سيرة ذاتية لصحفية ايرانية معارضة...
الكتاب من 288 صفحة من القطع الصغير والطبعة العربية الاولى عام 2012 من الاصلية عام 2007تحكي فيها كاميليا سيرتها الذاتيةوهي ضمن موجة عالمية بفضل تقدم وسائل الاتصال والتقنية من ظهور سيل جارف من السير الذاتية والتي اغلبها لاشخاص اما متقاعدون او مجهولون يحاولون ابراز ذواتهم اكثر من خدمة للتاريخ !...تنتمي كاميليا لاسرة ثرية مؤيدة بشدة لنظام الشاه(وهم نسبة ضئيلة جدا) الى درجة لم تتخلى عن هذا التأييد بعد الثورة وقد عمل اقاربها في اجهزته القمعية وبعضهم اعدم ورغم علنية...more

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سيرة ذاتية لصحفية ايرانية معارضة...الكتاب من 288 صفحة من القطع الصغير والطبعة العربية الاولى عام 2012 من الاصلية عام 2007تحكي فيها كاميليا سيرتها الذاتيةوهي ضمن موجة عالمية بفضل تقدم وسائل الاتصال والتقنية من ظهور سيل جارف من السير الذاتية والتي اغلبها لاشخاص اما متقاعدون او مجهولون يحاولون ابراز ذواتهم اكثر من خدمة للتاريخ !...تنتمي كاميليا لاسرة ثرية مؤيدة بشدة لنظام الشاه(وهم نسبة ضئيلة جدا) الى درجة لم تتخلى عن هذا التأييد بعد الثورة وقد عمل اقاربها في اجهزته القمعية وبعضهم اعدم ورغم علنية...more

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Yes, (Saudi) Minister! a Life in Administration

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Yes, (Saudi) Minister! a Life in Administration

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Ghazi Algosaibi

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This is my book from Saudi Arabia for the Read The World challenge. I was looking for Saudi novels, and found Algosaibi because, as well as being a government minister and then ambassador, he wrote poetry and novels; one of which, An Apartment Called Freedom, was translated into English. What intrigued me enough to buy this memoir is that some of his books were banned in Saudi Arabia, including An Apartment Called Freedom which was published while he was the Saudi ambassador to the UK and...more

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عبداللطيف العواد

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حياة في الإدارة

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This is my book from Saudi Arabia for the Read The World challenge. I was looking for Saudi novels, and found Algosaibi because, as well as being a government minister and then ambassador, he wrote poetry and novels; one of which, An Apartment Called Freedom, was translated into English.

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Frank Herbert

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- (warning, wall of text incoming)- (warning, wall of text incoming) Nasos Delveroudis

Short answer: No, it's not necessary to read the rest of the series. Dune can be treated as a standalone book and story.

But why would you want to do that? You'll miss most of the fun, as some of the subsequent books are arguably better (especially God Emperor of Dune which, in my opinion, is probably the best and deepest sci-fi work of all time by far). Moreover the saga of Dune by no means ends with that #1 book, as only in the second volume there are huge plot twists and the story develops drastically taking a whole new turn (quite unexpected too).

Long answer: The Dune saga practically consists of two parts. The first six books were written by Frank Herbert in the period between 1965 and 1985. These are::

1) Dune (1965)
2) Dune Messiah (1969)
3) Children of Dune (1976)
4) God Emperor of Dune (1981) (like I said, arguably the best book of its genre)
5) Heretics of Dune (1984)
6) Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)

One may read them in this exact order, as they're not only sorted by publishing date but it's also how the epic unfolds in chronological order. Unfortunately Frank left his work unfinished and the story incomplete, because he passed away before he had the chance to finish the seventh book.

But his legacy lived on and it was his son Brian Herbert who resumed the Dune series, in collaboration with Kevin Anderson (widely known for contributing to the Star Wars universe by writing lots of original stories, especially "The Jedi Academy Trilogy").

Not only that but just after they'd started writing the first few books of the "modern" Dune era, they discovered long lost and forgotten material by late Frank, sealed for 15 odd years in a bank locker. It turned out these notes were actually rough guidelines about the legendary Dune 7, the missing part of the saga, the one which would complete the series, which no one had expected to see.

Brian and Kevin have released 12 books so far (but we should be expecting more to come), which I'll cite below. They are separated by thematic context, which is required as most have been written in trilogy form and need to be read in this particular order:

--- Prelude to Dune series (it's about a period beginning about 35 years before the events of the original Dune and ending about 15 years before them):

1. House Atreides (1999)
2. House Harkonnen (2000)
3. House Corrino (2001)

--- Legends of Dune series (refers to the old galaxy-wide war between humankind and machines, about 10 thousand years before Dune, when the foundations of the saga were actually built):

4. The Butlerian Jihad (2002)
5. The Machine Crusade (2003)
6. The Battle of Corrin (2004)

- Dune 7 (as a matter of fact it's an untitled series but it's practically Dune 7, split in two parts and it obviously resumes the story from where Frank Herbert left it in distant 1985):

7. Hunters of Dune (2006)
8. Sandworms of Dune (2007)

--- Heroes of Dune series (it's about a period starting around 15 years before Dune until its very beginning):

9. Paul of Dune (2008)
10. The Winds of Dune (2009)

--- Great Schools of Dune series (OK, I'll have to admit I haven't read these two yet, so I haven't got the slightest idea what they're about! Hopefully I'll find out soon enough)

11. Sisterhood of Dune (2012)
12. Mentats of Dune (2014)

The emerging question is in which order does one have to read all these books (the usual and everlasting dilemma of non-linear/multi-volume series such as the Lord of the Rings/Hobbit/Silmarillion, Ender's Saga etc). Do we have to follow the order in which they were written/published or the chronological order in which the story develops? Do we need to first read Dune (1965) or perhaps go with the Butlerian Jihad (2002) which, after all, takes place 10 thousand years earlier?

My suggestion is to read them exactly in the order in which they were presented above. I think it'd be a sin (really) if your first impression about Dune were from the books of Brian Herbert and not from Frank's.

One could also ponder if all these books are really worth it, all 18 of them. Perhaps some might actually be skipped altogether? I'd say the first twelve of them (from Dune-1965 to The Battle of Corrin-2004) are really a must read. Obviously the first six books (by Frank) are MUCH deeper but if you could make some concessions, Brian's volumes are pretty good themselves. You only need to not expect the same level of depth and lower your requirements. They'll turn out to be pretty enjoyable.

However I believe that beginning from Hunters of Dune, the story takes a somewhat Star Wars-ish turn and deviates from Frank's original spirit (eg. instead of the usual layered plots within plots within plots with increasingly difficult to grasp notions, you're starting to read more and more about space fights and lasers and the like).

All in all, I hope you'll enjoy the Dune Chronicles!(less)
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(warning, wall of text incoming)- (warning, wall of text incoming) Nasos Delveroudis Short answer: No, it's not necessary to read the rest of the series. Dune can be treated as a standalone book and story. But why would you want to do that?

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Marcel Proust

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"I never allow myself to be influenced in the smallest degree either by atmospheric disturbances or by the arbitrary divisions of what is known as Time. I would willingly reintroduce to society the opium pipe of China or the Malayan kriss, but I am wholly and entirely without instruction in those infinitely more per-nicious (besides being quite bleakly bourgeois) implements, the umbrella and the watch."

"Para tornar a realidade suportável, todos temos de cultivar em nós certas pequenas loucuras."

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"I never allow myself to be influenced in the smallest degree either by atmospheric disturbances or by the arbitrary divisions of what is known as Time. I would willingly reintroduce to society the opium pipe of China or the Malayan kriss, but I am wholly and entirely without instruction in those infinitely more per-nicious (besides being quite bleakly bourgeois) implements, the umbrella and the watch."

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Sarah J. Maas

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I mean, I'm thirteen, and I read it last year. The sex scene is a little cringe, but it's really. Not. That. Bad.I mean, I'm thirteen, and I read it last year. The sex scene is a little cringe, but it's really. Not. That. Bad.
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The school library has it on restricted loan, so... 14-15, but what I've found is that parents think something is 16+, and the kids who have read it think it's appropriate for younger than that age group. I think it's the KIDS we should listen to, since they're the ones who really matter as far as the fact that if they're sensitive to it, it's probably not appropriate. It might pose some questions about sex if kids don't know what it is (but most 10-11 year olds do) but so long as they know about that sort of thing, it's not too bad. There's no real graphicness to it, and to all these parents saying '16+!' maybe it's time to have another kid. Because if you want to keep young kids forever, you really need to re-think parenting. I'm not telling you how to be a parent, because I'm not one myself, but at the same time, it annoys me when there's so many restrictions on shit like this because parents are pananoid and don't want to let us grow up.
Yes, the young and innocent are great! But at the same time, as soon as kids find out about the Birds and the Bees, you can't stop them growing up. Kids become adults, and personally, I've found that reading slightly more adult scenes in books has helped me explore what it's like to grow up and be more adult. So I'm going to say, about 12, because it might be a bit disturbing or a little bit of an issue with younger kids, but honestly, if you want to keep your kids innocent forever, don't let them read anything, ban them from the Internet, and watch them like Big Brother 24/7. And they'll probably STILL find out about stuff, find a way to read shit like this. So please, it's NOT 16+. More like about 12+.(less) ...more

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I mean, I'm thirteen, and I read it last year. The sex scene is a little cringe, but it's really. Not. That. Bad.I mean, I'm thirteen, and I read it last year. The sex scene is a little cringe, but it's really. Not. That.

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Virginia Woolf

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Since Virginia Woolf is regarded as one of the most important writers of any language ever, yes. Simply labeling Woolf with the term ''feminism'' is aSince Virginia Woolf is regarded as one of the most important writers of any language ever, yes. Simply labeling Woolf with the term ''feminism'' is a little bit unfair since she was much more than just that. Although not one of my ''top 5'' favourite writers, Woolf is one of the most sympathetic and intelligent writers I have read and writes perhaps the most beautiful lines I have ever read in literature. Similarly, she is universally regarded along with George Orwell, Samuel Johnson and William Hazlitt as among the finest essay writers of the English language. Anything by Woolf (whether you like it or not) is worth reading for her intelligence, use of language, and influence on literature. Clive Campbell...more (less)

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Amin Maalouf

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"It seems clear that the Arab East still sees the West as a natural enemy. Against that enemy, any hostile action-be it political, military, or based on oil-is considered no more than legitimate vengeance. And there can be no doubt that the schism between these two worlds dates from the Crusades, deeply felt by the Arabs, even today, as an act of rape"

"Mosul, the native city of the historian Ibn al-Athir, was the capital of Jazira, or Mesopotamia, the fertile plain watered by the two great rivers Tigris and Euphrates. It was a political, cultural, and economic centre of prime importance. The Arabs boasted of its succulent fruit: its apples, pears, grapes, and pomegranates. The fine cloth it exported - called 'muslin', a word derived from the city's name - was known throughout the world. At the time of the arrival of the Franj, the people of the emir Karbuqa's realm were already exploiting another natural resource, which the traveller Ibn Jubayr was to describe with amazement a few dozen years later: deposits of naphtha. This precious dark liquid, which would one day make the fortune of this part of the world, already offered travellers an unforgettable spectacle."

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Saud AlSanousi

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Too long, too many details but it made me cry, smile, laugh and freak out every time this sentence was written"الفئران آتية إحمو الناس من الطاعون"
I love how much this book made me miss home but I hated it because the cliffhanger and the fact that i have no idea what am I suppose to think about the end.
But the ending feels similar to an Indian movie (Rang De Basanti).

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سعود السنعوسي

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هيله؛ من حبة الهال...

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Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews

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فئران أمي حصة

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Too long, too many details but it made me cry, smile, laugh and freak out every time this sentence was written"الفئران آتية إحمو الناس من الطاعون"I love how much this book made me miss home but I hated it because the cliffhanger and the fact that i have no idea what am I suppose to think about the end.But the ending feels similar to an Indian movie (Rang De Basanti).

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Eric Fromm

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Fromm does not see capitalism and a loving society coexisting. They have opposite goals. In a successful capitalistic society, the individual mustFromm does not see capitalism and a loving society coexisting. They have opposite goals. In a successful capitalistic society, the individual must become a cog in the wheel and not look at his fellow human beings (and other members of society) as equal to him, except as it applies to the exchange of goods. All desires that are satisfied by capitalism are superficial desires, not deep character desires. Only the non conformist can be truly happy in a capitalistic society. Capitalism feeds materialism. If a person in capitalist society applies The Golden Rule to life, it is as a benefit of exchange of goods, for example "be fair in your exchange with others. It is not seen as actually loving your neighbor, but only respecting his/her rights. ...more
In a loving society, each person sees the other person for what he/she is at his/her core instead of what the person can do for him.(less)

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عماد العتيلي

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Fromm does not see capitalism and a loving society coexisting. They have opposite goals. In a successful capitalistic society, the individual mustFromm does not see capitalism and a loving society coexisting. They have opposite goals.

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Brigitte Vasallo

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It's not a book to learn what polyamory is and its dynamics, that's the first thing.
It's a book that makes you question everything you've been taught about love, relationships and polyamory itself. It's a book that opens up more interrogations than it responds to. It also grants passages in moments of lucidity that are worth gold. A recommendation that I ended up enjoying very much.

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It's not a book to learn what polyamory is and its dynamics, that's the first thing.It's a book that makes you question everything you've been taught about love, relationships and polyamory itself. It's a book that opens up more interrogations than it responds to. It also grants passages in moments of lucidity that are worth gold.

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Nagisa Tatsumi

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I didn't agree with all of the authors thoughts - particularly when she would indicate that everything is available online. However, the book was generally informative and gave some ideas of how to get started when addressing the clutter that surrounds.

The Art of Discarding is from a different (Japanese) culture/perspective, and that difference was interesting but required some level of interaction to reimagine the advice applied to a life and culture that I found more familiar.

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I didn't agree with all of the authors thoughts - particularly when she would indicate that everything is available online. However, the book was generally informative and gave some ideas of how to get started when addressing the clutter that surrounds.

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Robin Sharma

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If you go to sleep at 11:30, you can train yourself to wake up at 6. I had the same problem. Waking up early is hard until you make it a habit and asIf you go to sleep at 11:30, you can train yourself to wake up at 6. I had the same problem. Waking up early is hard until you make it a habit and as we know, every habit is hard in the beginning, messy in the middle and beautiful in the end ...more (less)

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If you go to sleep at 11:30, you can train yourself to wake up at 6. I had the same problem. Waking up early is hard until you make it a habit and asIf you go to sleep at 11:30, you can train yourself to wake up at 6.

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Vladimir Nabokov

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And so, there I was, sitting in a cinema.
The film I was about to see was called Obsession.
As I sat in the dark, I laughed to myself because if theres one theme Ive come across a lot in literature, what with Proust and Goethe and Mann, its obsession.
No surprise then that Albinus, the lead character in the movie, turns out to resemble Prousts obsessive hero Charles Swann so closely that its hard to tell the difference between them. Like Swann, Albinus is a man of private wealth and refined tastes...more

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And so, there I was, sitting in a cinema. The film I was about to see was called Obsession.As I sat in the dark, I laughed to myself because if theres one theme Ive come across a lot in literature, what with Proust and Goethe and Mann, its obsession.No surprise then that Albinus, the lead character in the movie, turns out to resemble Prousts obsessive hero Charles Swann so closely that its hard to tell the difference between them.

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Kathleen Glasgow

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"Everyone has that moment I think, the moment when something so momentous happens that it rips your very being into small pieces. And then you have to stop. For a long time, you gather your pieces. And it takes such a very long time, not to fit them back together, but to assemble them in a new way, not necessarily a better way. More, a way you can live with until you know for certain that this piece should go there, and that one there."

"That's how hearts get broken, you know. When you believe in promises."

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"Everyone has that moment I think, the moment when something so momentous happens that it rips your very being into small pieces. And then you have to stop. For a long time, you gather your pieces. And it takes such a very long time, not to fit them back together, but to assemble them in a new way, not necessarily a better way.