Reviews

Married to a Bedouin by Marguerite Van Geldermalsen

jan55's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

nada_z's review against another edition

1.0

قبل إنهائي للكتاب كان لا يزال سؤال كيف لبنت مدنية أن تسكن الصحراء يرن في بالي، حتى أسنتجت أن مقدار حب مارغريت أو كما تدعى فاطمة لمحمد كان أكبر حافز لتجاوز كل الصعاب

أسلوب الوصف الدقيق أعطى الكتاب طابع قليل من الملل وخصوصاً جزئية وصف صحراء البتراء والجبال المحيطة والأماكن فهي تتطلب أن يكون القارىء على علم بكل تلك المناطق ..

yarafadel's review against another edition

4.0

Simple and beautiful. This was the first German book I read with very minimal use of the dictionary and actually really enjoyed it. Personal, touching and very nostalgic to any Bedouin out there.

rixha's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.0

janinaloli's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

2.5

amotisse's review against another edition

4.0

life is full of wonder, surprise, challenges and love.

katarina_cb's review against another edition

2.0

The story is impressive and enjoyable to say the least, but I found the writing rather disappointing. I think there could be much more to the book with the author sharing some of her deeper thoughts, ideas and feelings. It is nonetheless a highly valuable and readable account of Bedouin culture.

km0987's review against another edition

3.0

A fun, easy read. Nice insights into the Bedouin lifestyle but the story jumped around and felt disjointed. Although she says more than once in the book that she doesn't feel like she has done anything exceptional in living with the Bedouin, the tone of the book sometimes hints otherwise. A touch of arrogance? I couldn't put my finger on it but it creeped through the vivid beautiful stories at times.

tamara_mousa's review against another edition

5.0

A beautiful story about a Kiwi marrying a Beduin and the adventures of living with him and their kids in Petra!
There is a summary about it in my blog - https://www.tamarayousefmousa.com/

agmaynard's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

Memoir, told atmospherically and well by the author.  Often episodic, with vignettes in themes.  For Romance Book Club.  Recommended!