Reviews tagging 'War'

El librero de Kabul by Åsne Seierstad

7 reviews

extravagantly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.25

i’ve recently been on an adventure with afghani media / media about afghanistan, and i believe this was a good addition to my roster—although it took me a minute to read.

i understand why the author never talked about how she interacted with the members of the family, though i wish she did. something like “i witnessed this all beneath my burka.” or “the visitors of sultan talked unawares a norwegian reporter—a woman at that—sat listening just one room over.” idk im not the author but as a reader i’m curious how she heard some conversations. i know she said about of it was told to her but she also mentioned being present for some. it would’ve appeased some of my curiosity 

i also liked how the author didn’t insert her own opinions either. there was one part i can’t quite remember off the top of my head where i felt a bit of the authors voice, but i feel like us as readers were all thinking the same thing anyway; “this is crazy.” by leaving out her voice, i was able to really put myself in the minds of these people and try to rationalize their pov. one of the things i like to do when reading books like this is really get in the mindset of the charas/people, assume they’re morally correct, and once the book is over digest their actions. it make it a lot easier when the author isn’t making their opinions known 

anyways, i highly recommend this book if, like me, you are on a hunt to read about more POVs and societies you hear almost nothing about

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Violence

Moderate: War

stinekristin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Classism

hannah_the_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and War

mdavis26's review against another edition

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

puglover's review against another edition

informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Trafficking, and War

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, and Religious bigotry

kutreen's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

This book is very informative about what Afghanistan was like in the months after 9/11, including the political turmoil and how individuals (men and women) felt. It taught me a lot and made me really grateful for my life in the US and made me decide I need to help the Afghan people somehow, and continue to learn about struggling people and countries in other parts of the world. This is the saddest book I've ever read. It took me a month to read whereas before that I was reading a book a week. Don't read if you're already depressed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and War

laurenemily's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and War