Search - Inside the Kingdom : My Life in Saudi Arabia

This was an interesting look inside the Ben Ladin clan, but I couldn't help getting a little irritated with Carmen Bin Ladin. She complains about how oppressed these women are and yet she stayed with her husband for years and years. She whined about the unattractively decorated little suburban-type houses, though I would say it was a pretty high-end suburb from the photo of their backyard. She comes off as a bit of a gold-digger since she talks a lot about the large allowances the ladies had to buy expensive clothes and other baubles. The book left me still wondering; what's it REALLY like living "Inside the Kingdom"? Ultimately, a slightly unsatisfying read.

This is an excellent book to learn about women in Saudi culture. I was fascinated to read about what happens when you get entrenched in their world. I read it and let several people at work read it and everyone loved it. Would highly recommend it.

Five Stars, definitely. I am passing this book among my family and best friends that are readers before reposting it. I hope there are other copies "out there". Well written, painfully honest and done in a fashion that I was not envious or thinking "poor baby" sarcastically when she dropped how much "she thought they were worth" financially at different points in time. It was educational regarding Saudi Arabia in a way history books cannot match. Read this book. You will not be sorry for the time spent - my only complaint...ah, yes, there is one. I wish is was longer!

Very interesting, helped me understand the Muslim beliefs. The story helped me understand the underlying issues and why we as Christians don't see things the same way. With all the terrorism on the news it helps to know more about the Muslims and how they are not bad people, just different in their outlook on religion. The author wrote a very direct, easy to understand portrait of the Muslim world. Highly recommend if you want to know more about the Middle East and why they live and believe a they do.

Excellant example of how scary this world is especially for women. Her knowledge and insight into how the fanatics really hate us, including Saudia Arabia, was frightning. She tells her story well and is a brave woman to even consider sharing it.

This book is a quick read. I found it quite enlightening reading about family life in 'The Kingdom'. I reccomend it.