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Afghanistan books (December 2017)
By Mariah Roze · 19 posts · 91 views
By Mariah Roze · 19 posts · 91 views
last updated Nov 05, 2017 10:45AM
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The novel of Amir and Hassan is a powerfully, well-written story. Amir is the son of a Pashtun aristocrat who lives in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hassan is the son of a Hazara servant, Ali. The boys have a strong friendship growing up. Their favorite activities are Amir reading stories to Hassan, and them competing in the kite flying competition. Their friendship remains despite lies, jealousies, politics, sexism and cruelty. The distance between them does not dim the memories of each other, or the fee
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My new favorite quote is, "For you a Thousand times over." I think this is a fabulous read. I laughed, I cried, and I was comforted by this book. I have a newly blooming curiousity about the middle east now. AND, this speaks for itself: I finished this book while I was at work on break. I came back from my break, saw one of my favorite coworkers/friends and shouted, "FAHLYM! FAHLYM! YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK! I JUST FINISHED IT AND IT WAS FABULOUS!" So now he's reading it, within two minutes of
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DNF. I tried to read this multiple times and I feel so bored. I didn't even get to the main story line. Although, after reading a book summary I'm a bit glad I didn't power through.
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