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An American Girl in Aden
Author: Aurelius
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(Added on Dec 24, 2003)
(This month 18941 readers) (Total 39906 readers) |
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An American family's grand tour of Arabia is interrupted by a mishap involving the daughter. A punishment and a prison sentence is unavoidable, but the girl's parents are given an alternative. They accept the solution offered by the Vizier. |
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Weighed
Average (?):  (8/10) |
Average
Rating:  (8.5/10) |
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| Reviewer:
Jorgy444
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Nice story, if you are looking for sex and
cruelty, it is not here. Well written tale
with great detail and historically pretty
accurate. (8/10)
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zephyr
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Mar 24, 2005 |
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Not as great as the author's other stories, but still is a good read. (8/10)
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| Reviewer:
kaeiria
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Jul 17, 2004 |
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good, but just didn't quite get there (7/10)
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mkemse
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May 22, 2004 |
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great story, need i say more (9/10)
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| Reviewer:
gojack10
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Apr 9, 2004 |
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Marhaba. Those damn Yemenites! They are almost as rascable as the Eritreans, aren't they? Still, this story left me feeling as if I had used a little too much Qat. Still worth an 8, for going where others would not have. (8/10)
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| Reviewer:
longrover
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Mar 23, 2004 |
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Very well done. The writing is smooth, easy to read. The situation is believable, even funny if the possible consequences of Catherine's violation of custom weren't so serious. All's well that ends well, though, as the best writer in English might have said. (9/10)
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| Reviewer:
Alex Bragi
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Dec 29, 2003 |
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I had two problems with this story. Firstly, and I know it was very unfair, I kept comparing it with the winning entry of this competition. Secondly, to me it lacked emotion. You put your main character, sixteen year old Catherine, in a terrifying situation, and yet I felt none of her fear or anxiety as I read about her ordeal. She seemed to me to be almost blasé about her situation in some parts, and that I think let your story down a little.
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I thought your story was good, but it could have been so much better - it could have been a winner. (8/10)
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| Reviewer:
Faibhar
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Dec 25, 2003 |
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Aurelius creates a sort of 19th century finishing school using a childhood backstory of cowboys and Indians rope-play. With settings and appropriate names this story is well worth reading. (10/10)
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| Reviewer:
mikey
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Dec 25, 2003 |
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Loved the story. A refreshing different twist. (8/10)
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