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Feb 18, 2009
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This book helped open the way for many mainstream readers to get a glimpse and feel for middle eastern culture and issues. I had studied the Middle East fairly extensively in college and was not shocked and surprised at the book the way that many are. I prefer "Thousand Splendid Suns" since it gives the woman's perspective of the culture but I thought both books were bold and well done.
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