Florence of Arabia: A Novel Audiobook

" I had chosen "Florence of Arabia" as a fun easy read for my summer holidays. The truth is, that was a pretty bad choice. I must say that the authors choice of language was witty and fun, but that's it. The plot was bland, and the dcharacters forgetable. "

" Not my favorite of his books but a fun zany read "

" Entertaining satire of current events, more amusing than outright funny. A bit by the numbers, but the numbers exist for a reason--because they work. "

" We listened to this book on the drive home from Tucson. It was a funny farce of how Americans get involved in foreign countries and bad things can happen. "

" A good book. Loved the satire of American-Arab relations. However I found it hard to like the main character. "

" Everyone can enjoy this book dealing with the first women's TV network in the Middle East. Who thought overthrowing governments could be so entertaining. "

" This book was hilarious! And even though it's fictional, I still felt like I was getting to know the workings of the government a little better... "

" Again, I'm a fan of Buckley. In this book a young woman proposes a plan to liberate the women of a fictional Arab country in the Middle East. A must read for feminists! "

" went on a buckley stint. this one was fun, but not as good as supreme courtship. always smart and amusing. "

" This is a smart book that tackles U.S. foreign relations and the Middle East with a great deal of humor. It is more serious than Boomsday and far more interesting than Little Green Men. If you wanted to read Buckley, I would probably start here. "

" Funny in parts, but lost something about 2/3 of the way through. "

" A catchy, quick read. Buckley takes on the treatment of women in fundamentalist Islamic countries with a bit of humor and even an attempt at romance. "

" Genius! After reading Boomsday, I couldn't wait to devour more CB. I was not disappointed. Laugh out loud funny and mind-bendingly-brilliant plot! "

" funny, timely "

" A satirical adventure story about a minor State Department employee caught is a hilarious web of Middle Eastern sheiks and CIA buffoons. "

" It was funny and very readable. "

" WHY aren't we using Florence's plan? Funny, true, tart, and sweet. "

" Moderately amusing. Thank you for Smoking remains my favorite of his books. "

" Leave it to Christopher Buckley to write a funny book about the middle east! Deliciously bad--I loved it! "

" Very entertaining skewering of everyone. A little hard to follow the made up details, but amusing. Good read when sick on the couch. "

" I enjoy Buckley's writing style, but I was a bit underwhelmed. The premise was interesting, and I liked the development of the characters. Unfortunately, despite the action movie-esque plot, it felt slow. "

" I didn't think this book would be of interest to me, but I really enjoyed it. "

" An interesting parellel to current Middle East events. "

" A satirical adventure story about a minor State Department employee caught is a hilarious web of Middle Eastern sheiks and CIA buffoons. "

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" Can't quite make up my mind about this one. It is billed as being funny and there is some humor in it, but not all that much to my way of thinking. Maybe because I read it when there is so much unrest in the Middle East right now. I will try another of his novels and see if that helps. "

" Entertaining satire of current events, more amusing than outright funny. A bit by the numbers, but the numbers exist for a reason--because they work. "

" I loved the book !!Though it was a bit offensive, i thought it was entertaining yet it shed light on serious issues !!! "

" So far typical Buckley - very funny. Then got very interesting while ending with some of the irony missing. Not his best work for me. "

" recommended by a friend. Funny and sarcastic...some value in its cultural theme...generally just a comical read "