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eesti23's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
The Khan family viewed through the eyes of journalist and each other. An interesting glimpse into the lives, traditions and fears of a family and its extended members that otherwise would not have been possible.
idratherliveinbooks's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
3.5
Such a sad book, I was so disgusted by the treatment of women and the fact so many young girls are married off to old or older men. Also the amount of old men having a gaggle of young men/boys as lovers was unsettling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape
Minor: Pedophilia
jschemey's review against another edition
2.0
I had different expectations for this book and it just didn’t meet them. That isn’t to say it was a super terrible read, it just was hard for me to understand. Maybe it was the translation.
katpavlikova's review against another edition
4.0
Ono by se možná mohlo zdát, že příběh jedné vcelku běžné knihkupecké rodiny tak informačně objemný (i objevný) nebude, ovšem právě díky té běžnosti umožňuje nahlédnout na afghánskou společnost z trochu jiného úhlu. Je to příležitost s nimi žít pod jednou střechou a poznat jejich chování, náturu i stát v každodenní realitě. Rozhodně mi měl co předat.
haley_elisabeth's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.75
I put this book down for over a year so it was a bit disjointed read, but interesting view of life in Afghanistan.