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Liked It “Really good story about a family falling apart when the daughter is just entering puberty. Her memory is what keeps the tale moviing - love the prose!” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “A few years ago I found this book on sale for a few dollars at Davis Kidd bookstore in Nashville, TN. Upon first inspection the pretty little book had some qualities that I like; it was hardback, it was thin and small, the author's picture on the back flap was pretty, it was sitting next to the...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“A few years ago I found this book on sale for a few dollars at Davis Kidd bookstore in Nashville, TN. Upon first inspection the pretty little book had some qualities that I like; it was hardback, it was thin and small, the author's picture on the back flap was pretty, it was sitting next to the coffee shop so it smelled right, I thought I'd give it a shot. I read it...that was a few years back. It must not have been too impressed because I scarcely remember what the story was about. It seems that it had to do with an American girl growing up in Egypt and falling for one of her father's friends; a much older man. I may be remembering wrong...I sometimes do that because I am mildly less astute than Sir Issac Newton. Best I remember it was just a little too geared toward the hopeless romance genre for my tastes. I can't say that the book was bad, it just wasn't to my tastes.”
phil m wrote this review Tuesday, September 22, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Really good story about a family falling apart when the daughter is just entering puberty. Her memory is what keeps the tale moviing - love the prose!”
Ginger M wrote this review Saturday, March 28, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a very sensual book. It alternates between the story of a young American girl in mid 20th century Cairo and the same girl, grown up, studying mummies. It is full of smells, tastes and colors bringing Cairo to life.”
JennyIL wrote this review Monday, March 9, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Bought this because the front quote compares it, in part, to Suskind's Perfume, which I really enjoyed. However, there really is any comparison, other than book stories having perfume as theme. In Gazelle it is only a small theme, though. The other book mentioned in the quote is Margarite Duras' The Lover, which I suspect is a closer comparison, though I haven't read it (I will though).
Zmrzlina wrote this review Tuesday, September 25, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I did enjoy this story, though it is quite uneven. Some of what might be dreamy storytelling is just plain purple prose. The father is just too strange, even for fiction, and the mother too flat. The narrator is the only believable character. Even Cairo seems to be "any city," and Cairo in the 1950s was certainly not generic.”
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