"A revolutionary novel with a culturally fascinating contextual twist"---"Book Marks"

"A hit when it was released in Arabic, the new English translation shows a side of the Middle East that many assume could never exist" --"Modern Tonic Review"

"A psychological portrait of what happens to the mind when it is kept inside a small space, "The Others" is both frightening and revealing"--"Rain Taxi"

"Already a best seller in Arabic (and published pseudonymously), this Saudi novel, in which a closeted lesbian Shia girl feverishly narrates her struggles and affairs, offers a rare personal glimpse into the repressive kingdom"--"New York Magazine"

"A trance-like excursion into contemporary Saudi Arabian life...[The Others] takes the mixing of ancient and modern cultures in the Muslim world and spotlights the contrast between the two"--"The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide"

"The exploration of an obsessed mind unable to relinquish her belief in a perfect body"-"Counterpunch"