eshda3wa

March 24, 2007

Good Read


I just finished reading this 92 page book, short and funny as hell!
I totally enjoyed it, its smart witty, and written with incredible humor
It's by the same author that wrote The Vagina Monologues, and this is even better.
Here are some exerpts from the preface:




In the midst of a war in Iraq, in a time of escalating global terrorism, when civil liberties are disappearing as fast as the ozone layer, when one out of three women in the world will be beaten or raped in her lifetime, why write a play about my stomach?



Maybe because my stomach is one thing I feel I have control over, or maybe because I have hoped that my stomach is something I could get control over. Maybe because I see how my stomach has come to occupy my attention, I see how other women’s stomachs or butts or thighs or hair or skin have come to occupy their attention, so that we have very little left for the war in Iraq—or much else, for that matter.


I have bought into the idea that if my stomach were flat, then I would be good, and I would be safe. I would be protected. I would be accepted, admired, important, loved.
posted by eshda3wa at 7:52 PM

30 Comments:

oooh oooh wanasa.. I loved the vagina monologues. it sounds like a good book, thanx for the heads up!

March 24, 2007 at 4:10 AM  

my tummy is the most important thing in the world to me..I have become emotionally attached to my rooollls:P

March 24, 2007 at 6:57 AM  

Seems like a good read!! Have to read it soon.

March 24, 2007 at 9:02 AM  

I heard how great this author is!! Yat lai jam3atna twice and made a seminar/lecture my friend's enjoyed it !!

Shajja3teeni shakli bagra ketab'ha :P

I was just done from a novel wayed 7elwa esmha "The Undomestic Godess" it's a newyork times bestseller for an author called Sophie Kinsella <-- i love her, another novel for her that i enjoyed more is "Can you Keep A Secret?"

Recommended :P

March 24, 2007 at 9:04 AM  

Can men read it ? I mean im really worried about my 'kirsh'..

March 24, 2007 at 9:27 AM  

sounds interesting !!

March 24, 2007 at 9:36 AM  

heard about the vigina monologues it was playing in theatres around the world -good luck coming to kuwait :p but sounds interesting il look it up.

March 24, 2007 at 9:41 AM  

This one seems a good book. I'll definitely give it a read. Thanks a plenty ^_^

March 24, 2007 at 11:07 AM  

sounds eeeenteresting! Thanks for the recommendation.

March 24, 2007 at 11:40 AM  

The WHAT monologues! OMG!

Thankfully I have a flat tummy. I am one of those people who are thin and wanna gain weight.

No one is satisfied.

March 24, 2007 at 12:30 PM  

cix
then u'll defenitly love this book
ur welcome

lilacs
hehe, then this is the book 4 u, give it a go :)

sene
it is and do!

the toothfairy
lucky U!! and even luckier friends!
i would have loved to go to one of her plays, the woman is just funny. the only interesting author that ever came to my uni was robert frisk. But i missed him! god i was pissed, i so wanted him to sign my book, well his book

thanks for the recommendation
i LOVE books

Happy wolf
yes men can read it! its funny

kuw_son
it is!

bu_ziyad
ya i know i would have loved to go see it, i couldnt even find the book in Q8, u think theyd ban it cz it has the word vagina? if yes those ppl seriosly need to get a life!

Angelo
tell me what u think of it!
and ur very welcome

1001nights
it is WAYD. ur welcome! bs ur still my fav. author!

March 24, 2007 at 12:31 PM  

Kj
r u a vagina phobe?
its an amazing book flat tummy or not, give it a go

March 24, 2007 at 12:32 PM  

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March 24, 2007 at 1:29 PM  

wallah ya ba5ti hatha minn 7isin 7athi :*

March 24, 2007 at 1:29 PM  

shaklah nicely-written book!

LOL @ how she correlates the two issues!

March 24, 2007 at 2:05 PM  

wooow! mashallah how she brings those things together is so amazing! totaly on my to read list! ambeh it's a long long list getting longer ;p
thanks!

March 24, 2007 at 3:48 PM  

aaaaaaaaah, now that explains alot about my blog on November 8 2005. Check it out here

Especially check out the picture there. ;)

March 24, 2007 at 4:08 PM  

sounds interstings, will read soon ;)

March 24, 2007 at 7:18 PM  

Just admit it.. U have karsha but let's say it's smaller than b4 :P

Seems to be a nice book.. But who got the time for that? ;)

March 24, 2007 at 8:14 PM  

seems nice book
will try to get it soon inshalla (:

March 24, 2007 at 8:35 PM  

skunk
well if its as funny im all for it!

1001nights
3qbal ma i buy ur book soon inshallah :**

hussain
ee its very nice n the whole book is that witty

reem
u can never read tomany books, and this one is a must !

hamza
oh mi god i sooo would have loved to go!!

Glam
u should!

zizo
karsha RULZ
i always have time for a good book!

cr8ivia
tell me wat u think of it after u read it

March 25, 2007 at 1:44 AM  

its sound fun im gana try to get it soon ;)
thankss

March 25, 2007 at 1:52 AM  

No one commented on the ice cream tits? Strange. Well I won't start LOL.
Karsha 4 Life!

March 25, 2007 at 8:00 AM  

cosimfree911
ur welcome n enjoy

3zayez
no one was as observant as u r loooool
ya karsha RULZ!

March 25, 2007 at 12:09 PM  

heyyyy,

the book seems interestin girl. i guess i'm gonna buy it.
thanks for ur post and keep it up

peeeeeeeeeeace

March 26, 2007 at 12:37 AM  

reema
it is! u'll enjoy it inshallah
tell me wat u think of it

March 26, 2007 at 3:17 AM  

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March 26, 2007 at 3:28 PM  

It's a great read....so what part of your body do you hate? ;D

March 26, 2007 at 3:30 PM  

mise
it is a great read, i totally enjoyed it

hmmm
i think it would be my stomach

wat about u?
which part of ur body do u hate?

March 27, 2007 at 11:59 AM  

My mouth! ;)

March 27, 2007 at 6:22 PM  

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