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The Woman Who Sparked the Greatest Sex Scandal of All Time: (Complete and Unabridged) by [Eli Yaakunah]

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*****This novel has been given "The Kirkus Star," a distinction that is "Awarded to Books of Exceptional Merit," and has been listed among the "Best Books of 2013" by Kirkus Reviews.*****

Journalist Ishtar Benten is promoted to the most secret department of the News Agency that monopolizes information. Soon afterwards, her erotic-coffee colleague disappears mysteriously, and she starts a very dangerous investigation to find him.

How would you act when Love conflicts with Truth? Which is the sexiest of all possible worlds? Can the news be anything else but fake? 'The Woman Who Sparked the Greatest Sex Scandal of All Time' is a dystopian adventure like those of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, and Anthony Burgess. At the same time, it is a captivating and emotionally charged novel, and it offers readers high doses of passion, suspense, and mystery.

"This delicately intricate work provides a full dance card of themes: sex, romance, mystery and a grim peek into a devastated future... Touches of wry humor reinforce an already sturdy novel... A virtuosic, erotic sci-fi debut." -Kirkus Reviews

"The wonderful and powerful imagination of the author brings all the characters and the situations they find themselves in very real and believable... All in all a wonderful story and one that I will read again in the future." -The Scribes Library

"A novel that can teach us how to rebel against the colonisation of the mind." -Bert Olivier, Thought Leader

"The writing is beautiful, erotic, poetic, intense, imaginative, intelligent - and gripping enough that I could barely put it down... Ultimately, this is one of the most delightful books I've ever read." -Francis James Franklin (Alina Meridon) Literary Blog

"...despite its steamy tone, it is, in fact, a thoughtful work of philosophy - not vulgarity - that explores and humanises the universality of love, justice, faith and consequentiality." -Self Publishing Magazine

"Compelling stuff, getting better as the book goes on, and a brilliant way to end the book too." -YeahYeahNoh, Amazon.uk top 1000 reviewer

"I haven't read such a good book in a long time. It is poetic and written as a literary piece where writing is a form of art. Yes, there are a few explicit sex scenes, but they are meant to complement the plot and give the character depth. They carry the reader into Ishtar's imagination as a sex writer, as well as into the personalities of the people she encounters... In my view, the book is a metaphor for how an oppressed freedom of speech looks like when people get too comfortable in their chairs to fight back. I recommend this book for both the content that makes you think and the author's talent with words that make you read a sentence twice just for the beauty of it." -Readers' Favorite

"This book is absolutely amazing. It took me a couple of chapters to get into it, but once I did I could not put it down, I was simply absorbed by it and it was in my head even when I was not reading it... Yes, there is lots of sex in it. And sometimes it is more bizarre than anything, but this is because sex in this book isn't simply sex. It is a metaphor... We see the battle of love/sex vs. hate/violence, the manipulation of society by the media, the control by politics, the question of whether what we hear is reality and if the lies we are told benefit us... I also would like to mention author's brilliant narrating style. The words used bring the depth, the atmosphere, the juiciness, the feelings, the excitement. It is absolutely beautiful." -Ira Therebel on Goodreads

Check out the free sample to discover a very special book. The novel is recommended for ages 16+. It contains unconventional descriptions of explicit sex. As the Author discusses in the blog denouncecensorship.blogspot.com, such content does not deserve any kind of censorship or adult filter. If you prefer to avoid such descriptions, you may want to check out an abridged version of the novel at amazon.com/dp/B00LYEWGHQ.

Length: 232 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English	Age Level: 16 - 18

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Hi, I'm Eli Yaakunah. You can get to know me and my story, if you want, through my work. I am `The Woman Who Sparked the Greatest Sex Scandal of All Time.' --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN : B00BTFHMQU
Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 3rd edition (2 August 2014)
Language : English
File size : 638 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 232 pages

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- 28,967 in Literary Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Francis James Franklin

Ishtar and the Written Reality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2014

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This is a Sci-Fi novel painting a clear picture of a dystopian society with echoes of Brave New World and 1984, though not quite as absolute. This is, ultimately, a thriller rather than an allegorical deconstruction of modern society, though there are elements of that too. Given that the novel is all about censorship and media control, it's a little ironic that the novel itself has run into publishing difficulties (see Denounce Censorship) and was consequently re-published `slightly abridged by removing the explicit descriptions of sex scenes' in 2014 (both versions are available from Amazon).

The writing is beautiful, erotic, poetic, intense, imaginative, intelligent - and gripping enough that I could barely put it down. The author/narrator is Ishtar, named for the goddess of love, war and sex. The gods of this future dystopia are the creators of reality. They are the elite who have absolute control of the media, and the reality that is represented there. Ishtar is a part of that, and at the beginning of the novel she is a writer of news stories that blend sex and monsters - news that people enjoy reading, and therefore more real than reality. When a promotion elevates her to the realm of the upper elite, and takes her away from a man that she has started to love, she begins to understand how the grand conspiracy that she is a part of is in truth a system of profound injustice, and her eyes are slowly opened to the real world.

I do have some complaints: The title certainly catches the eye and has some relevance to the book, but it's also a little misleading; I might prefer `Ishtar and the Written Reality', perhaps. Also, I am confused about when in the timeline the kiss in the park took place, and the device that the plot resolution hinges on is a little absurd... But these are all minor issues. Ultimately, this is one of the most delightful books I've ever read.

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YeahYeahNoh

A sci-fi dystopian future ideal for would-be conspiracy theorists!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 September 2014

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A novel set it a dystopian future, where the media is, unbeknownst to most, not only the reporter, but also the maker of news.
Ishtar Benten is promoted from her job at the agency, where she had been writing (fictitious) news stories, to the department writing scripts.
I found this difficult to warm to initially, perhaps not knowing quite what to expect. The sexual content is heavily descriptive rather than graphic, but might not be to all tastes - however it is a part of the character around whom the novel is based. Beneath that though we have a book full of literary and media references, with homages to many, but firmly set in the future in which the story takes place. Ishtar comes to realise that the system for which she works needs to be undone, and through a series of contacts finally formulates a plan.
Compelling stuff, getting better as the book goes on, and a brilliant way to end the book too.

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PGH

Interesting but Disatisfying

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2015

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The book was a real mix for me. Underneath the lyrical eroticism, was a bit of a dystopian thriller waiting to get out. Although described as erotic I did not find it to be. There are plenty of odd descriptions of sex but hidden in metaphor and just plain weirdness.

The thriller elements needed a higher concentration in my view and what there was was not that thrilling.

On the plus side beautiful descriptions and I enjoyed much of the characterization

jimmyinliverpool

great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2018

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excellent 5*****

J Heath

Does not live up to expectations

Reviewed in the United States on 22 January 2017

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My life is too short to bother finishing this book. It was sold as a dystopian novel and likened to Orwell, Huxley and others. It is very pale in comparison to these writers. I do not usually write reviews because I don't like to undermine the efforts of writers, but the description is a poor reflection of the content.

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