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  <read_at>Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book.  This book broke my heart, lifted my spirit, left me  riveted, made me angry, made me laugh, made me cry, there were moments when my heart was racing. I know this sounds corny, but this book was really, really amazing.  Hosseini paints such a heart-breakingly vivid image of Afghanistan, it's makes me both want to visit and terrified to visit at the same time.  You MUST read this book.<br/><br/>I liked the book better than Kite Runner, a book by the same author that it's often compared to.  And no, you don't have to read the Kite Runner to enjoy this book.  Thought their similar, the storylines are not related.]]></body>
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