The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad

' Would recommend to anyone who wants an insider's account of life inside the burqa, the Taliban, and life in Kabul. I had never really been able to picture it before. ' I liked the way this book was about Afghanistan on a day to day basis. ' This was a great book, eye opening to say the least. ' So far this book has made me extremely glad that I was born and continue to live in Australia. animals? Why? Stopped reading right there, would've trashed it if it wasn't a library book. I was REALLY enjoying this book until - out of the clear blue nowhere - it began describing unspeakable things between humans and. Perhaps it is because my heart is always with those who are struggling as the woman are in many theocracies. I still have a hard time with how much they devalue women and that the women do not stand up for themselves more often. Easy to read but sometimes hard to follow, at the start of a couple of chapeters. ' Very interesting portrait into an Afgan family. It definitely read like fiction, although it's not. Reading about the cultural & gender differences was fascinating. ' I felt as though I'd read it all before Seierstad's portrayals seemed rather simplistic. But there are better books on Afghanistan. ' Simple writing, good metaphors, still be able to express crisply. while the content is disturbing, the writing isn't graphic (thank you) just bleak ' - Linda, ' an interesting peek inside afganistan - not much beauty - inside or out. ' another interesting read that brings you closer to understand a very foreign culture ' - Elizabeth, It was a good read, but multiple storylines with no real conclusion. ' I now want to read more non-fiction bc of this book. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.

The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad