
Fast Times in Palestine
A Love Affair with a Homeless Homeland
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Narrado por:
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Julia Farhat
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Pamela J. Olson
Pamela Olson, a small town girl from eastern Oklahoma, had what she always wanted: a physics degree from Stanford University. But instead of feeling excited for what came next, she felt consumed by dread and confusion. This irresistible memoir chronicles her journey from aimless ex-bartender to Ramallah-based journalist and foreign press coordinator for a Palestinian presidential candidate.
With dizzying speed she found herself attending Yasser Arafat's funeral, tour-guiding Israeli friends around the West Bank, dating a Palestinian from a conservative village, being held at gunpoint and injured by a stun grenade, and witnessing the 2005 Disengagement from inside the Gaza Strip. The gripping narrative focuses not only on violence, terror, and politics but also on the daily rounds of house parties, concerts, barbecues, weddings, jokes, harvests, and romantic drama that happen in between.
Funny, gorgeous, shocking, and galvanizing, Fast Times in Palestine challenges the way we think not only about the Middle East but about human nature and our place in the world.
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This lightning-paced audiobook is the memoir of an outrageous character, Pamela Olson. She has enough wit and guts and spirit for us all. Listeners will be subtly drawn into Olson's life by Julia Farhat's narration of the audiobook, which is sweet, quiet, and accentuates the beauty of the book's prose.
Set in Palestine, the memoir isn't merely expat or travel literature. It touches on subjects that speak to all human beings living in this complex modern world - love, curiosity, conflict, and a feeling of instability. Listeners will oscillate between being shocked at Olson's crazy adventures, and reassured by her familiar spirit.
Eye-opening, heartbreaking, and enthralling
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Olsen is such an engaging writer, that I got caught up in the small human dramas around her, as she did, forgetting that this was in one of the most contentious places in the world—until something extraordinary would come up.
For instance, traveling to Jerusalem to retrieve some hospital papers for a boy shot in the back so his family could get permission to travel to see him, she was stonewalled by the hospital staff, the boy wasn't worth the trouble. A simple request met with casual racism.
With lovely prose, and no agenda but that of reporting her experience, she paints relatable portrait of a difficult and complicated situation.
Julia Farhat’s narration is friendly and immediate, conveying the "American girl who’s eyes are opened abroad" in a believable way.
Palestine from the Inside—and Out
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I loved the Audible clip and share feature as well as the 30 second rewind and faster reading speed options. Now on to listening to my second Audible book.
My first audiobook
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I could smell the fresh baked bread of the bakeries of Ramallah through her vivid descriptions and lush storytelling. A natural writer, Pamela both perfectly encompassed the beauty of Palestine and her amazing people, and simultaneously failed to convey the magnitude of the glowing fires of love and peace in one's heart that Palestine can kindle.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is cognizant of the fact that the world is a big, nuanced place, full of interesting stories and people. I urge readers to set aside their preconceptions and biases, and buy this book. Take a trip through the holy land with a small town girl living a big, big life.
A Trip Down Memory Lane
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Must Read!!!
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