- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Harper; 1 edition (2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061567582
- ISBN-13: 978-0061567582
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #156,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Dramatic and,
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This review is from: Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West (Hardcover)
I bought this book soon after Mrs. Bhutto's death out of respect for her passing and to support both progressiveness and women's rights in the region.The most memorable and emotional topic is certainly the telling of the second-to-last (this one unsuccessful) assassination attempt against her. The details and suspicions she airs will stir your emotions. The reader will have a lifelong connection to the affairs of Pakistan, a slightly better understanding of the national circumstances, and - hopefully - a real desire to see change. She reveals late in the book the vile way she suspected the first bomb in her unsuccessful assassination attempt was planned to be delivered... Some of the book is spent trying to apply the rules of logic to Muslim beliefs in an attempt to convince readers that violence is rarely, if ever, justified by them. I found this section barely convincing. Though they mesh well with Western ideals, it's difficult to see how these arguments would be genuinely presented to Muslims to discourage violence. Instead, in my opinion, they reveal the book's true audience: Western supporters or critics of an eventual PPP government. In general, I found this book to present a useful (if not very thorough) introduction to the PPP's slant on Pakistani politics. More importantly, however, it presents an emotional basis for Western popular interest in an area for which that very interest has been somewhat invasive of late.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Touching, but disappointing,
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This review is from: Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West (Hardcover)
I have long been interested in Benazir Bhutto, and so was intrigued to read this book. I have mixed feelings about it. Her account of returning to Pakistan for elections was certainly compelling, as were the rest of her personal anecdotes. However, I found that her interpretation of Islam came across as pandering to the ideals of a Western audience. Her attempts to justify dubious political choices, and to excuse her father of any dishonesty or political errors made me scrutinize the rest of the book more carefully. Her self-aggrandizement was overwhelming at times. An example: "I believe that there is at least some degree of causality in the fact that most of the major terrorist attacks in the world took place when my party and I were out of office, when they could operate without check or oversight." This borders on delusion, and simply does not align with more scholarly accounts of Pakistan's political history. Overall, a disappointment.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow!!,
This review is from: Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West (Paperback)
Benazir Bhutto is my heroine in this world. I have long since looked up to her and what she believes and stands for. This book is my favourite book of all time and is a real eye opener for many Westerners who know little else about Pakistan and Islam other than what they see on their TVs from biased news corporations. It was thorough and very well written.
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