tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post9047326339018681270..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: The Jewel of MedinaSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-9456265899767121212011-12-18T11:47:22.488-06:002011-12-18T11:47:22.488-06:00Anonymous, I do wish you had the courage to identi...Anonymous, I do wish you had the courage to identify yourself. <br /><br />However, I have published your comment here despite the fact that I do not completely understand it. <br /><br />There have been numerous novels "exposing" the hypocrisy inherent in Christianity and Judaism. Why should no one dare do the same for Islam? Because they will be threatened with death for daring toSam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-29206064079412997472011-12-18T07:57:36.229-06:002011-12-18T07:57:36.229-06:00Another typical example of western imperialism mas...Another typical example of western imperialism masquerading as 'freedom of speech' - why don't we have a novel of all the underage girls from the former soviet union who are ritually raped by rabbis every year? <br /><br />Let's take the concept of freedom of speech further - let me write a book about how the holocaust is completely false, and let's see how far my manuscript Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-6145348716480274432008-11-17T19:05:00.000-06:002008-11-17T19:05:00.000-06:00Trav, I feel much like you.This is not a bad novel...Trav, I feel much like you.<BR/><BR/>This is not a bad novel, it's just written in a style that I don't particularly enjoy. I rated it as just above average but that's almost entirely based on its content and the history lesson that's buried inside the "romance novel."Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-6538584729765379572008-11-17T19:04:00.000-06:002008-11-17T19:04:00.000-06:00CB, I can honestly say that books like this one ha...CB, I can honestly say that books like this one have left me with more respect for, and a better understanding of, Islam than I had going into them. The fools that want to see them banned are making a huge mistake, IMO.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-63063756865173959052008-11-12T22:05:00.000-06:002008-11-12T22:05:00.000-06:00This is not a book I would ever have wanted to rea...This is not a book I would ever have wanted to read and one I'm not especially looking forward to reading, but I am going to read it. Your review seemed balanced enough that book seems to carry some merit. But also, the whole controversy and fire bombing really got under my skin for some reason. Plus, it's always fun to exercise one's rights and freedoms every now and then.<BR/>I'm so thankful I travhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08610121052214617032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-36394145562330392712008-11-12T16:27:00.000-06:002008-11-12T16:27:00.000-06:00This is the review I've been waiting for. Thanks....This is the review I've been waiting for. Thanks. You've given us a very thoughtful critique of the book and of the controversy around it.<BR/><BR/>Why is it that so many books that are fought on religious grounds actually inspire increased spirituality in their audience. Remember the controversy of The Last Temptation of Christ many years ago. That movie actually made me want to go back to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com