Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women by Geraldine BrooksMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I probably wouldn't have picked up this book if it hadn't been a book club choice. This despite the fact I really enjoyed Geraldine Brooks Caleb's Crossing and have other books of hers on my To Read list. This one never crossed my radar.h
While it was tedious to get through and I had to look up a lot of the words, I did find the information interesting. The chapters were arranged by topic and not sequentially. It was almost like each chapter was its own essay.
The book is rather outdated (copyright 1995 and I'm writing this review in 2017), so probably not all of the facts and figures contained remain accurate. However, it is a good jumping off point for me to continue a basis of understanding into women and the Muslim world.
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