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Jade F.
I loved it and I am anything but naive. De gustibus non est disputandum: literally, taste is not disputable. To each his own!
Mitzyval
I quite liked it. It wasn't as gritty as I expected, it felt a little underdone, but I have definitely read worse books.
Elyse Claassen
It's a bit too light-hearted, I suppose. This is why I don't usually read anything about Afghanistan that isn't written by an Afghan.
Jessica
Why would you be naive to like it? I'm currently reading and just wanted opinions... it seems to be a decent book? :S
Ayyorama
hahaha! Good question, my friend. I truly feel your pain. I just finished reading this book and oh my god, was it bad!
Ieva
I liked it too. The author or the book never claimed to be about Afghanistan or Afghans, it says clearly on the cover that it is a book about five women and five different lives. It could be set in Texas and still be about same five women. If you want a "deep, heavy" book about Afghans then read only Khaled Hosseini books. This was supposed to be lighter and not always the doom gloom of Afghanistan. It sounds like you are the naive one who picked up a book that's a story about five women's lives that you were not interested in.
Mel
I read The House on Carnaval Street by the same author. Stay away from that one too.
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