Angel-Seeker (Samaria, Book 5)
by Sharon Shinn
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Author: Sharon ShinnEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02-22
ISBN: 0441012604
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Ace
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Book Review: Shows the Author's Ignorance
Summary: 1 Stars
In the context of the US war in Iraq, I found this story about the Jansai reprehensible. I generally love Sharon Shinn, but I was appalled by this book. The Jansai are obviously based on the arab culture, and contain so many stereotypes I laughed out loud on several occasions. In Shinn's mind, there is NOTHING redeemable about the Jansai. This shows the ignorance of the author as well as the lack of complexity the book offers.
SPOILER ALERT: The end had me shaking my head in anger -- at the angels, who are supposedly the heroes. They barge into rooms and houses of women, who have never been seen by men, supposedly to "free" them. The arrogance and violence of this scene so starkly parallels what is going on in Iraq today -- well-intentioned people trying to "liberate" a culture, but doing it in a violent, clueless, ineffective fashion. Shinn unintentionally crafted a beautiful anti-war scene -- the "liberation" by the angels was almost as bad as rape for the Jansai women; they were unmistakenly violated.
That being said, the story is mostly well-crafted, and the romances are fairly entertaining. But had Shinn made the Jansai culture complex, truly mirroring our world, Angel Seeker would have actually been good.
Summary of Angel-Seeker (Samaria, Book 5)
The award-winning author returns to Samaria in this richly romantic tale that begins where Archangel left off. In that time, the women who craved the attention of angels were known as angel-seekers, a term used with awe by some--and scorn by others.Shinn, Sharon Books
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