A hard book to take and I did find some of the angles covered a tad bit implausible, from an investigative POV. Who in their right mind is going to tell this white western woman okayed by Sultan anything as disparate (and desperate) as their feelings about him. Yes, I am a little suspect of Seiersta...
Each aspirant journalist was once told to write his/her articles minding "the famous 5 Ws".Who? What? When? Where? Why? I assume how for young Seierstad was the same.Then she became talented enough as a journalist for being a reporter. And as a correspondant she became talented enough to choose her ...
This book has gotten a lot of mixed reviews. I think I liked it so much mainly because at the time I didn't know much about Afghanistan and this gives a good history and because it's about books - I was studying publishing at the time. Who knows what I would think if I read it now?
A very interesting, journalistic depiction of life in Afghanistan as told from inside the tent of a relatively well-to-do family, with particular attention to the experiences of females. It is compelling reading, and should be mandatory for anyone who wants to know about life in Afghanistan. It is n...
I was slightly confused about this book as when I read the blurb I thought the book was going to be about the bookseller himself and his book shop and about how he defied the authorities to supply books to the people of Kabul but this book sways away from the blurb and concentrates more on Sultan Kh...
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