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| Original Title: | The Sheik |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Sheik Saga #1 |
| Characters: | Diana Mayo, Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan |
| Setting: | Algeria,1919 |
E.M. Hull
Hardcover | Pages: 254 pages Rating: 3.31 | 1262 Users | 213 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Sheik (The Sheik Saga #1) |
| Author | : | E.M. Hull |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 254 pages |
| Published | : | 1923 by George Newnes Ltd. (first published 1919) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Classics. Historical Romance. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction |
Narration As Books The Sheik (The Sheik Saga #1)
Diana Mayo is young, beautiful, wealthy--and independent. Bored by the eligible bachelors and endless parties of the English aristocracy, she arranges for a horseback trek through the Algerian desert. Two days into her adventure, Diana is kidnapped by the powerful Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, who forces her into submission. Diana tries desperately to resist but finds herself falling in love with this dark and handsome stranger.Only when a rival chieftain steals Diana away does the Sheik realize that what he feels for her is more than mere passion. He has been conquered--and risks everything to get her back. The power of love reaches across the desert sands, leading to the thrilling and unexpected conclusion.
One of the most widely read novels of the 1920s, and forever fixed in the popular imagination in the film version starring the irresistible Rudolph Valentino, The Sheik is recognized as the immediate precursor to the modern romance novel. When first published there was nothing like it: To readers the story was scandalous, exotic, and all-consuming; to such critics as the New York Times the book was "shocking," although written with "a high degree of literary skill." In the author's native England, the bestselling book was labeled "poisonously salacious" by the Literary Review and banned from some communities. But the public kept reading.
The influence of The Sheik on romance writers and readers continues to resonate. Despite controversy over its portrayal of sexual exploitation as a means to love, The Sheik remains a popular classic for its representation of the social order of its time, capturing contemporary attitudes toward colonialism as well as female power and independence that still strike a chord with readers today.
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Ratings: 3.31 From 1262 Users | 213 ReviewsEvaluate Of Books The Sheik (The Sheik Saga #1)
What a horrible piece of tripe. Good Lord. This was simply the most painfully bad book I have ever read. True love equals rape, physical and emotional abuse and codependent martyrdom of the most depraved sort. And of course the whole time the "sheik" is secretly white because no white woman could be attracted to a real Middle Eastern. I feel ill.Are you kidding me???? The sheik kidnaps her and rapes her repeatedly over a period of little more than a month; treats her like crap, forces her to obey him, is cruel to animals and rotten to everyone around him and this woman FALLS IN LOVE WITH HIM AND CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HIM? This novel was a terrible book. Rape is a violent, degrading act and this man's actions should never have been forgiven. He should have been killed off and she was the stupidest woman ever. I would have given it half a
This book sounds like Adoras mildly racist cousin. Also what can you expect from a book whose main character shares last name with a condiment? Not much.
So, I never reviewed this back when I read it. Oops. This is THE original bodice ripper. Despite being (correctly) labeled as jazz age chick-lit, it's very well-written...which amuses me, given the level of repetitive trash that passes for 'independent publishing' these days.** This was the 1920s version of 50 Shades -- but unlike Ana & Christian, Diana & her Sheik really grabbed my attention & kept me eager for a HEA. Hull imprints a good depth of character in the leads, which more
I'd really, really like to think that this book was supposed to be a stealthy deconstruction of abusive relationships, shuffled into exotic parts because it would have been easier to present a "barbarian" than an Englishman as an abuser (view spoiler)[and then there was a Take That moment where the vile beast turned out to be (half) Englishman after all (hide spoiler)]; a look into what pushes a woman to persuade herself into caring for the abuser and consequently a very fine presentation of how
I can't honestly say this is the best book I have ever read or anything. Yet at the same time I just don't know how I could possibly rate this any less that 5 stars! I enjoyed this so much! It has everything you could possibly want from a cheesy romance novel! Heroine raised as a boy and unaware of her womanly charms, kidnapping, rape (off page of course! this was written in 1918), brutal hero, attempted escape, another kidnapping, an attempted rape, murder, murder, attempted murder, hero near
One of my GR groups was reading Trade Wind and having an in-depth discussion about whether a relationship (spoiler for Trade Wind here) (view spoiler)[that begins with rape can really lead to lasting love. (hide spoiler)] One of our readers mentioned The Sheik in connection with this discussion, and curiosity + free on Gutenberg sucked me in.<-----I'm kind of bad that way.This book was pretty much our grandmothers' and great-grandmothers' Fifty Shades of Grey. It really has no redeeming
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