Lulu in Marrakech Audiobook

" This book is about a female spy in Marrakech. There really is not much I can say about this book except it took me forever to read. Very slow. I did not find it interesting. "

" A departure from her previous novels about expatriate Americans in Paris. Here, a woman goes to Morrocco on assignment for an unspecified intelligence organization. Apparently, an attempt to convey the everyday existence of some spies, but mostly just comes off as boring. If I'm going to read about spies, I want them to spy! "

" I gave this one the 'old 50 page test' and it didn't pass. I gave up after realizing that it was Johnson's trademark society/culture clashing comedy mixed with North African terrorism, Muslim Women's Issues and the CIA. The combination just didn't work very well. The worst part were the epigraphs at the beginning of each chapter; passages from the Koran and quotations from Shakespeare just didn't make a lot of sense in terms of the overall plot...they seemed pretty forced to me. "

" 2.5 - While I did read it, I didn't find it all that appealing. I couldn't stay interested in the plot or characters. "

" Sharp and detailed view of Lulu (in Marrkech) where she's combining work and love in one complex melange. Not finished but as a big fan of Diane Johnson I'm confident she'll deliver all the way through. "

" This book didn't seem to go anywhere. It did give an insight however, into the life of expats in Marrakech. There was a lot about the plight of Muslim women at the hands of men either brothers or husbands or men in general but as for the spy part of the story it sort of petered out. "

" This book was interesting, up to a point. At first, it seemed like the ideas were going somewhere, but in the middle of the book, the thoughts seemed to ramble on. "

" A droll tale about Lulu, a low-level spy, and her sojourn in Morocco. I would give this book at least a 3.5 if I could, and I'd like to read it again and see if I can pick up on everything I missed the first time. Sometimes I couldn't read through it. More often, I could and enjoyed it. "

" I think I'd give this book 2 1/2 stars if I could. I almost didn't finish it, but read very positive reviews. I guess I really didn't care for the writing style. Something just didn't click for me. "

" It's an intriguing book. I wouldn't call it a "really good" book. I liked the setting and I liked getting a really good feel, rather than a description, of life in Marrkech, life for Muslims, and for spies! "

" No plot and the protagonist was blah. "

" I'm a big fan of Johnson, but I was so disappointed in this one. "

" I wish I had liked this more. I found myself gradually despising the main character which made it difficult to finish. I admired how Johnson created a air of ambiguity but it felt wrong some how. Maybe I'm not in the mood to be cynical. "

" A light spy story, but a lot of fun. Also gives some insight into the Arab life-style from a Western woman's point of view "

" just ok. I kept waiting for the story to develop more, but it never got that interesting. Good for light reading though "

" A disappointing read from an author with a great reputation. "

" Didn't finish. Didn't like. "

" Drags in parts. Explores (as in her other books) what it is to be an expat. "

" lots of promise that never panned out... i was dissappointed. "

" A quirky book - not sure if it was supposed to be a light romantic comedy set in an exotic locale, or a more serious work intended to open our minds about the plight of Muslim women, which it did do in a non-serious way "

" Character and plot development was a bit weak and the situation was a bit hard to believe, but since it was set in Morocco I remained interested. "

" I can't remember what review I read that attracted me to this book but I found it so uninteresting I couldn't even get past the 3rd CD. My book list is way too long to waste time on a book that hasn't 'grabbed' my attention by almost halfway through the story. "

" No plot and the protagonist was blah. "

" Oh to be finally finished w/ this book! Praise Elohim. It wasn't that the book was terribly written as much as the story was boring and the characters flat. This is my first book read by the author, so I'm not familiar w/ her style as a whole, but I was not impressed w/ this one. "

" I discovered Diane Johnson recently and have read three of her books. They are delightful, funny, sharp, intelligent. This is as good as the rest. Wonderful reading. "

" meh. I liked "Le Divorce" better. "

" Chic lit and the CIA - didn't work for me. In fact, found some of the stereo types very frightening. "