A truly enlightening read. While I knew that the treatment of women in Afghanistan was horrendous and oftentimes inhumane, this inside look at a 'real family' was an eye-opener. What is most distressing, I think, is that the patriarch of the family is a somewhat progressive man by Afghani standards,...
I think that this book was what I was looking for when I read Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil. This seems to be more behind the veil than that one. I can understand how people could have problems with Seierstad's style, and she is being sued by the family in the book. ...
Book Description: This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of Kabul has elicited extraordinary praise throughout the world and become a phenomenal international bestseller. The Bo...
I really enjoyed this book. It definitely made me glad to be born and raised in America, where women have so much more freedom. I don't usually read books like this, but I'm glad I found it! Would definitely recommend this one!
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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