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Title: Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
ISBN: 1401359485
Author:
Queen Noor
Publicate Date: 2005-03-09
Publish: 2005-03-09
List Price: $14.95
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Paperback
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1: I really wanted to like this book
Had the book been less about her husband and more about her (who is, supposedly, the subject of the book), it might have helped. However, the book's overwhelming liability is the fact that it's obviously written by a press secretary. Try as one might, one can't curl up with a good press release. Noor is still young and her life will undoubtedly yield another memoir; let's hope that this one will be written by a voice more like hers.
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2: Contrasts
This biography is not great literature. It's centered in the most complex and violent regions of our times but rarely scratches the surface. Noor's diplomacy in describing people and events - always the high road, even in the midst of deceit and betrayal - is maddeningly constant and obscures rather than reveals. So what's to like about the book? It's an extraordinary story of a young western woman who embraces the east: it's people, culture, religion and thought. It's the story of her love for King Hussein, who in a world of the powerful, is largeless powerless but for his integrity in the struggle for peace. Her perspective, is that of the Palestinian Arab. Their voice needs to be heard. This book is a thoughtful start.
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3: I was so hoping for something better....
Unfortunately the autobiography is boring and somewhat distant and impersonal. Actually, overall the writing is uninspired and quite frankly, flat. Queen Noor, obviously a beautiful, intelligent, well-educated woman uses the book as a platform for spouting some pretty blatant untruths about the modern history of the Middle East. I guess I should have expected that, but it was disappointing nonetheless. I might have gritted my teeth and gotten past her politics if the love story was interesting. But it wasn't simply because the writing was so unemotional and disconnected. As I read the book, it was as if I could hear someone speaking in a monotone voice and it was almost sleep-inducing.
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4: The Official View of My Life as Queen
Leap of Faith is interesting from the young all American becomes Queen standpoint. It really is amazing that a fairly regular young American woman gains the attention of the King of Jordan and becomes Queen.
It is too bad she was not willing to be more real in her telling of a great story.
The book ends up preaching about Queen Noor's view of the political world and quickly becomes tiresome and boring.
It could have been a very exciting story given her exciting life but she had to go preach to us instead.
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5: A woman with an admirable and valuable message to share
Here is a glimpse into Middle East history from someone who was there! My own family members have enjoyed reading it as much as I have; I think shall too!
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