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Review by pawelochocki -- My Trip To Adele
[Following is a volunteer review of "My Trip To Adele" by R.I.Alyaseer and A. I Alyaseer.]
3 out of 4 stars
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My trip to Adele
Single, divorced mum living in typical Islamic country, successful doctor struggling in a muslim marriage, lonely Moroccan going back to his country to search for what he’s lost eight years ago.
Three different people living in three different places in the world, yet all of them haunted by similar emotions and problems with their love life. Each one of them tries to analyze what went wrong in the past and, more importantly, how to repair and rekindle what they thought was lost forever. They also look into lives of their peers in search for an answer to their problems. They all come to some conclusions at the end, some surprising, some easy to comprehend.
Despite characters originating from Middle-East and firmly fitted into their everyday world, which is rather different to the western one, most people reading this book, regardless of their background, can see themselves in one of the characters as we all struggle with similar emotions in our lives. A.I. Alyaseer and R.I. Alyaseer display different cases of a broken heart or hearts due to completely distinctive reasons and yet all of those people come to the similar doubts and conclusions about the sense of love. They’ve written this text in a way that shows these emotions in a tremendously real way that the readers can take into their own hearts and analyze themselves.
The authors put the emphasis on showing a contrasting positions of a man and a woman in a traditional Muslim marriage versus the modern day equivalent, where woman has got much more to say and more freedom to make decisions and fulfil their own way of life.
This book has been written in a typical Middle-Eastern philosophical style, which is very vibrant and graphical albeit not very well known throughout the Western population. It might be refreshing to read something diverse to majority of romance novels available on the market, however for that very same reason it could be a hard read for some.
The language that the authors and translator has agreed upon is not a typical romance style of writing, all quick and easy to read. They used more sophisticated vocabulary that could suggest that the different outcome of the book is being expected by authors rather than simple enjoyment that the reader gets from a common romance text.
Delving into this book gives a reader a glimpse of tradition and beliefs of a Middle-East societies. That is, if they not know them already as it seems that it has been written predominantly for people who live these lives and thus are limited by the same traditions and beliefs.
Despite the genre that has been chosen by authors, it is not a typical romance story with a happily ever after at the end. This book requires different approach and expectations to be properly appreciated. It enhances the readers to think about their own lives, instead of searching for a virtual escape into the typical romance world. The text not only relates to love and HEA, but also to other nonetheless important emotions such as freedom.
This story, or rather these three stories as that's what it really is, reads pretty well and without any major flaws. However, even with above in mind, my rating for this book is 3 out of 4.
There are three reasons why I didn’t rate it higher.
Firstly, the text should be adapted for the western reader not familiar with the culture of Middle East. There are passages and words that are not explained enough and readers have to either figure them out themselves, or look it up on the internet. Both dramatically slow down or even stop the process of reading and thus are not desired in a fiction book.
Secondly, this book should undergo a light edit by an editor, preferably experienced in working with books written in a style not well known by the desired end-reader. There are quite a few repetitions and some inconsistencies in the text, which could ruin otherwise good read.
Finally, the momentum of the book sometimes slows down to a snail’s pace, especially when one of the characters evaluates their feelings. This can make the reading experience a bit daunting, and in times it is tempting to just jump to the end of paragraph or chapter.
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3 out of 4 stars
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My trip to Adele
Single, divorced mum living in typical Islamic country, successful doctor struggling in a muslim marriage, lonely Moroccan going back to his country to search for what he’s lost eight years ago.
Three different people living in three different places in the world, yet all of them haunted by similar emotions and problems with their love life. Each one of them tries to analyze what went wrong in the past and, more importantly, how to repair and rekindle what they thought was lost forever. They also look into lives of their peers in search for an answer to their problems. They all come to some conclusions at the end, some surprising, some easy to comprehend.
Despite characters originating from Middle-East and firmly fitted into their everyday world, which is rather different to the western one, most people reading this book, regardless of their background, can see themselves in one of the characters as we all struggle with similar emotions in our lives. A.I. Alyaseer and R.I. Alyaseer display different cases of a broken heart or hearts due to completely distinctive reasons and yet all of those people come to the similar doubts and conclusions about the sense of love. They’ve written this text in a way that shows these emotions in a tremendously real way that the readers can take into their own hearts and analyze themselves.
The authors put the emphasis on showing a contrasting positions of a man and a woman in a traditional Muslim marriage versus the modern day equivalent, where woman has got much more to say and more freedom to make decisions and fulfil their own way of life.
This book has been written in a typical Middle-Eastern philosophical style, which is very vibrant and graphical albeit not very well known throughout the Western population. It might be refreshing to read something diverse to majority of romance novels available on the market, however for that very same reason it could be a hard read for some.
The language that the authors and translator has agreed upon is not a typical romance style of writing, all quick and easy to read. They used more sophisticated vocabulary that could suggest that the different outcome of the book is being expected by authors rather than simple enjoyment that the reader gets from a common romance text.
Delving into this book gives a reader a glimpse of tradition and beliefs of a Middle-East societies. That is, if they not know them already as it seems that it has been written predominantly for people who live these lives and thus are limited by the same traditions and beliefs.
Despite the genre that has been chosen by authors, it is not a typical romance story with a happily ever after at the end. This book requires different approach and expectations to be properly appreciated. It enhances the readers to think about their own lives, instead of searching for a virtual escape into the typical romance world. The text not only relates to love and HEA, but also to other nonetheless important emotions such as freedom.
This story, or rather these three stories as that's what it really is, reads pretty well and without any major flaws. However, even with above in mind, my rating for this book is 3 out of 4.
There are three reasons why I didn’t rate it higher.
Firstly, the text should be adapted for the western reader not familiar with the culture of Middle East. There are passages and words that are not explained enough and readers have to either figure them out themselves, or look it up on the internet. Both dramatically slow down or even stop the process of reading and thus are not desired in a fiction book.
Secondly, this book should undergo a light edit by an editor, preferably experienced in working with books written in a style not well known by the desired end-reader. There are quite a few repetitions and some inconsistencies in the text, which could ruin otherwise good read.
Finally, the momentum of the book sometimes slows down to a snail’s pace, especially when one of the characters evaluates their feelings. This can make the reading experience a bit daunting, and in times it is tempting to just jump to the end of paragraph or chapter.
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