Is this product review positive? Title: Interesting but not believable Review: It was an interesting and fascinating read, but I would not take the historical aspect of it very seriously, I doubt women had that much freedom in the Harem. I felt the author was over glorifying the Ottoman Empire, and the part about Venetian life for a woman was rather inaccurate. He made Julia sound as if she was coming out of Calvinist Europe rather than Catholic Southern Europe. Other than that it kept me entertained so I wouldn't totally disregard this book. Its still a good read.I agree with other's comments that the Julia/Abbas characters were unneeded. Julia irritated me because she was such a weak and boring character, Julia's part cutting in every other chapter was just an irritating interruption on Hurrem's part. I felt that Julia's character was just a way to stick a lesbian sex scene in, which, at times took completely away from the point of the whole book.Still a recommended and exciting read. Answer:

Answer: Yes


Is this product review positive? Title: Unnecessary gender sterotyping Review: There is no Watty Piper. This, apparently, is a pseudonym used by the publishers Platt & Munk. The story has had sexist overtones since it was published in the early 20th century. It either paints men as unhelpful and selfish or women as the best assistants. Interestingly, adults polled about the gender of the star of the story typically say that it is male!Either way, I would hope that our society is evolving beyond this now. Subtle negative messages, such as violence in the Three Little Pigs and gender typing in this book, should be discouraged. We, as consumers, can assist in this by buying other books. In this case, there is no author whose feelings will be hurt - it's just a publishing company that is trying to milk this story for all it's worth. As one reviewer suggested, the train genders really should be removed (as in the early 20th century versions) or alternated. Simple, really. Answer:

Answer: No


Is this product review positive? Title: not the article Review: Ten bucks and nowhere does it say that this is just the abstract, not the full article. A complete rip-off as the title pretty much gives away the substance of the abstract. No meat here. Answer:

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