Title: Lacks depth and below-the-surface understanding
Product review: Judith Miller's book is full of references to her "friends" in the Middle East. They all seem to live very privileged lives that are not representative of the existence of most Middle Easterners. I cannot remember an instance in which she spoke to an everyday citizen of one of the countries she wrote about. Of course, this would be difficult for her as she seems to have never learned Arabic despite her many, many years in the region. For these reasons, her book might be an easy introduction to the Middle East, but for anyone else I would recommend finding a better source of information.
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