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Burqalicious: The Dubai Diaries (2000)

by Becky Wicks(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: Well this is definitely not my usual reading material but it intrigued me because it chronicles the experiences of a 20 something year old British ex-pat living in Dubai. Having a son who currently lives there I've heard all sort of things which sometimes makes me wonder whether he's prone to exaggeration. Having read this book it would seem not. I felt like I was having a conversation with my son again. A light and funny read but with a slightly dark side in that it exposes a little of the not so glitzy and glamorous Dubai. It also shows why some Muslims don't always hold non-Muslims in high regard. All too often we behave very poorly.....Not the best thing I've ever read but it was enjoyable nevertheless.
review 2: This book was a DNF for me. I thought it wo... moreuld be more about what it was like to live and work in Dubai, a very different culture than where the author came from. Instead it turns out to be a very poor version of Bridget Jones Diary, set in Dubai. I wasn't interested in how often the author got drunk and then had to hide it, or the woes of her on again, off again affair with M & M (married and muslim). There were fascinating titbits scattered throughout, such as when she talks about what can and can't be included on the gossip website that she is editing, but it wasn't enough to keep me interested in reading. less

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