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Jun 09, 2010
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This is definitely an eye-opening must-read about the Afghan culture and the beginning of the Taliban reign of terror. I think that one must be open to reading the content before judging the book in whole. We are very fortunate in the U.S. and most of Europe as a "civilized" and "progressive" culture where discrimination doesn't blatantly rule and terrorize the streets. However, the "incidents" mentioned in the book do unfortuneately happen and we must be open to hearing about them so that we ma
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i knew this book was special before i was even half way through it, but i dont think i knew just how special it really was until i finished it. its so hard to describe the feeling after reading such a book as this one. i feel as though i am in a daze, my mind just keeps running through this amazing story. the emotions that this book conjures are astounding. i have read hundreds of books in my 15 years, but i think i have learned the most from this one. i cant even describe this book to you prope
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The book definitely has its moments, most of which I enjoyed more so here than in the movie. I'd read this years ago, but now after the fanfare has ceased, it's good first person storytelling. Some scenes might seem too coincidental, but the ending compensates for that by not being a heavy handed happy one. That would have counteracted any reality created by the author. I much prefer this storyline that what Hollywood tried to do to spice things up. I enjoyed it whether it's true or not so true.
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