I have enjoyed a few of Tallorder64's stories. World on Fire is incomplete and as far as I can tell has not been reviewed.
Has anybody here read it? Do you recommend it to others? Anything unique about it?
I have enjoyed a few of Tallorder64's stories. World on Fire is incomplete and as far as I can tell has not been reviewed.
Has anybody here read it? Do you recommend it to others? Anything unique about it?
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Tallorder64's status is Unknown. In his July 20, 2008 Blog post, he talked about having writer's block on one of his in-progress stories.
Tallorder64 began posting stories to SOL on April 21, 2002 and posted his last story on June 3, 2008. During that period, he posted twenty-five stories to SOL."
Thank you for the information on the author's status. But did you read the story and, if so, how did you like it.
I didn't make it past this paragraph in the first chapter:
Betty Armand was in Bag Dad interviewing an Iraqi policeman, live on CNN, about the dangers of being a policeman in Iraq. Betty wore the head scarf that was required in Iraq. She had only been in Iraq for a couple of weeks and she saw this as her big break. It was dangerous but she had hired a couple of bodyguards; paid for by her Congressman father, naturally. CNN was falling behind Fox and ABC but Betty was sure that she could make a name for herself and help CNN's ratings too.
Never seen or heard of a bag of dads. The author obviously didn't research far enough to learn the head covering is called a 'Hijab' nor enough to learn it's not just Iraq where it is required of women.
The premise started heavily flawed, therefore I put the story aside.
The author obviously didn't research far enough to learn the head covering is called a 'Hijab'
I'd give a pass on that. When the Duchess of Cambridge consorts with UK Moslems, for example, she's reported as wearing a scarf. Even UK Moslems themselves sometimes call it a scarf when in the company of non-Moslems.
AJ
I'd give a pass on that. When the Duchess of Cambridge consorts with UK Moslems, for example, she's reported as wearing a scarf. Even UK Moslems themselves sometimes call it a scarf when in the company of non-Moslems.
A Hijab covers from top of the head to the ankles; it is very different from a scarf. It is typical for Western Women, in particular non-Muslims to wear a Head Scarf to demonstrate respect for local mores.
Hijabs differ on a national/regional basis; as well as by particular Islamic sects. Some have the females' whole face exposed, others have a just an eye slit... (sometimes even the eye-slit has a mesh screen)
So what is the rule in Iraq? In newspaper photos, to me the women seem to be wearing what I would call a headscarf, but some are clad head-to-foot and a tiny number even have no head covering at all.
Iran, by comparison, seems to be mostly head-to-foot.
AJ
A Hijab covers from top of the head to the ankles; it is very different from a scarf.
No, that would be a burqa not a hijab.
https://www.wise-geek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-hijab-and-a-burqa.htm
that would be a burqa not a hijab.
I plead Lack of Coffee!
I know the difference and have written about it. I really should have checked my references, but I was sublimely confident (in my mistaken statement).