Book reviews

Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Jean Sasson Book Review

Read a book review online (click here to search reviews)
Books Movies  
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Mystery/Thriller Literature Romance Biography Video
Jean Sasson Books
New book search
Jean Sasson Message Board
Get more information about this book
Plot Summary of Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
"This is a wonderfully written story detailing the life of a Saudi Arabian Princess. "
Jennifer Smith, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Ethnic/regional/gender Yes
ethnic of society (outside) - Arab
Royalty bio Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - Arab
Nationality - North African
How sensitive is this person? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other people
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
Desert? Yes
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion
Century: - 1980's-Present

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - eccentric personalities - parody - surreal
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Commentary on society? Yes
Commentary on - selfishness - justice system - wicked men - wicked rich people - religion
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness
Writer's slant towards subject: - very favorable
Story of entire life, or part? - story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - A few 1-5 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more dialog than descript
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story? - 0-25% of book
Most similar books to Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
Single in Saudi by Genia
Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Nefertiti by Joyce Tyldesley


Click here for more information about this book




Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
Three ways to search for Biography books!

1) One-click plot searches! Simply click on a plot or subplot below!

Animal story?

Big Business story?

Disaster Story

Ethnic/regional/gender

Family, hate

Family, ill

Family, love

Food

Job/profession/poverty story

Kids growing up/acting up?

Life in an institution

Outdoors story

Pal/friendship story

Phys disability/mental struggle?

Political/social rights fight

Road trip

Romance

Royalty bio

Sports story

Taboo Sex Story?

War/Spying



or 2) Simple lookup
(title or author)

or
3) Even more search options available with a Detailed Booksearch (click here)

Use our site!
17 FREE Sci-Fi Ebooks!
FREE "How to be happy" Ebook!
Feedback


Most recent discussions:

General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
James Patterson 12:08:13 PM
George W. Bush 2:32:02 AM
Anonymous 2:03:39 AM
Erin Hunters 9:00:01 PM
Betty Mahmoody 6:00:22 PM
Judith McNaught 11:55:44 AM
Iris Johansen 9:03:43 PM
Norah Lofts 1:11:37 PM
Jane Rubino 9:32:45 AM
Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twersky 11:28:51 PM
Faye Kellerman 12:37:41 AM
LaVyrle Spencer 7:25:23 PM
Robert James Waller 8:30:15 PM
Suzanne Weyn 12:50:03 AM
Deric Longden 2:54:11 PM
Wilma Counts 1:23:32 PM
Kin Platt 12:58:29 AM
Lilian Jackson Braun 10:05:52 PM
G.A. McKevett 10:03:31 PM
David Williams 10:03:01 PM

More message boards