Natasha Witteveen Witteveen itibaren Parapougki 240 08希臘 itibaren Parapougki 240 08希臘

this was by far not the best Katie Fforde book. the relationship between Perdita and her ex left me thinking maybe my husband is right when he says women prefer men who treat them badly. Plah. Still a nice, light read, but definitely not a fave.

Like most cyber-punk 'Looking Glass' has more technobabble than strictly needed for storytelling purposes but on the other hand it's generously laced with really good literary allusions. Oh, and it's also got my favorite 'Dune' reference ever.

History and political analysis just the way I like it - coated with compelling fiction. The romanticism and lushness of the prose threw me at first, but suited the story well and won me over. This book uses connected love stories to examine Egyptian nationalism in the face of British colonialism in the early 1900s. This opens out into suches themes as broader colonialism, the Arabic language, and early Zionism. While not perfect (sometimes hard to sustain the breathlessness and the ending didn't quite do it for me), I found this novel lovely, gripping, and filled with enormously charming characters. I am now dying to spend time in Cairo. And to solve all the problems of our postcolonial world. That too.