Comments on: Book Review: Language of Baklava: A Memoir http://www.7iber.com/2007/06/book-review-language-of-baklava-a-memoir-diana-abu-jaber/ What's Your Story? Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Just me http://www.7iber.com/2007/06/book-review-language-of-baklava-a-memoir-diana-abu-jaber/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Just me Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:12:13 +0000 http://www.7iber.com/blog/2007/06/30/book-review-language-of-baklava-a-memoir-diana-abu-jaber/#comment-91 This book has been sitting on the school library shelve for 2 years now. it was ordered once it was out. Unfortunatly never been checked out. Students are not into her writing ... This book has been sitting on the school library shelve for 2 years now. it was ordered once it was out. Unfortunatly never been checked out. Students are not into her writing …

]]> By: Just me http://www.7iber.com/2007/06/book-review-language-of-baklava-a-memoir-diana-abu-jaber/comment-page-1/#comment-19397 Just me Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.7iber.com/blog/2007/06/30/book-review-language-of-baklava-a-memoir-diana-abu-jaber/#comment-19397 This book has been sitting on the school library shelve for 2 years now. it was ordered once it was out. Unfortunatly never been checked out. Students are not into her writing ... This book has been sitting on the school library shelve for 2 years now. it was ordered once it was out. Unfortunatly never been checked out. Students are not into her writing …

]]> By: Khalaf http://www.7iber.com/2007/06/book-review-language-of-baklava-a-memoir-diana-abu-jaber/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Khalaf Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:22:05 +0000 http://www.7iber.com/blog/2007/06/30/book-review-language-of-baklava-a-memoir-diana-abu-jaber/#comment-73 For somebody who is interested in her Jordanian roots, Abu Jaber probably burnt her bridges with her family with this book. She comes from a well known and respected family, and yet most of her references to them are demeaning, and most of her "humor" is really cheap shots that nobody would want to publicly take her up on. While I applaud success of Jordanians wherever they are, demeaning your family for a little pat on the head is really not part of the Jordanian culture. For somebody who is interested in her Jordanian roots, Abu Jaber probably burnt her bridges with her family with this book. She comes from a well known and respected family, and yet most of her references to them are demeaning, and most of her “humor” is really cheap shots that nobody would want to publicly take her up on.

While I applaud success of Jordanians wherever they are, demeaning your family for a little pat on the head is really not part of the Jordanian culture.

]]> By: Khalaf http://www.7iber.com/2007/06/book-review-language-of-baklava-a-memoir-diana-abu-jaber/comment-page-1/#comment-19396 Khalaf Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.7iber.com/blog/2007/06/30/book-review-language-of-baklava-a-memoir-diana-abu-jaber/#comment-19396 For somebody who is interested in her Jordanian roots, Abu Jaber probably burnt her bridges with her family with this book. She comes from a well known and respected family, and yet most of her references to them are demeaning, and most of her "humor" is really cheap shots that nobody would want to publicly take her up on. While I applaud success of Jordanians wherever they are, demeaning your family for a little pat on the head is really not part of the Jordanian culture. For somebody who is interested in her Jordanian roots, Abu Jaber probably burnt her bridges with her family with this book. She comes from a well known and respected family, and yet most of her references to them are demeaning, and most of her “humor” is really cheap shots that nobody would want to publicly take her up on.

While I applaud success of Jordanians wherever they are, demeaning your family for a little pat on the head is really not part of the Jordanian culture.

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