Bookseller of Kabul | 
pickInteresting story of a family in Kabul. I was especially intrigued by the different layers of the family. It was interesting to see a more personal look into daily life in Afghanistan. The book came out in 2002 so it is fairly old now, but I doubt life has changed a whole lot there.
pickThis is a very sad book, but it‘s so well written that it was hard to put it down. It‘s really hard to read about how women are treated in the family, and more generally, but it is very well written.
It follows the family of a man who managed to keep a book store open in Kabul for years and who had big dreams for Afghanistan once the Americans came.
3/5 stars, read for a well written, enraging, and poignant story of a family in Afghanistan.
pickThis book tells the story of an Afghan man who devoted his life to books. The author is a journalist who lived with his family to write the book. While it was about books,the subject of women in Afghanistan was in the forefront. The time is 2001, and the Taliban had recently lost power. It is told without judgment, but I felt an overwhelming sadness for the plight of the women and children. And now the Taliban have returned. #foodandlit
So glad to find a book in my stacks for #foodandlit #afghanistan ! #mttbr
so-soI am very interested in #Afghanistan and normally love a journalistic approach to read about a country. This book however, didn‘t quite work for me. It can be because the book is from 2002 and brought little that I didn‘t already know of Afghanistan‘s 20th century history, Islam or family life. I‘m not sure, but I was bored a bit.
#ReadingAsia2021 🇦🇫 #FoodAndLit #NorwegianAuthor
#WeeklyForecast 19/21
The tagged book is for #FoodAndLit as well as #ReadingAsia2021. All Things has been on my shelves for years but since @Megabooks rated it with 5 stars it‘s been eyeing me incessantly! Migrations too, which I couldn‘t resist after your review Cindy!
It‘s an ambitious forecast but we‘re having a holiday later this week and I‘ll be spending it in my parent‘s beach cabin again so here‘s to plenty of reading 🤞🏽
I enjoy reading about other book lovers, where ever they may live or how they share that book love. This book was originally published in Norwegian. It also resulted in the bookshop owner seeking asylum in Norway and Sweden because the book made things dangerous for him and his family in Afghanistan, which I find very sad. There was also a lawsuit against the author for defamation. #tbrpile
No one should have to fear for their safety when attending school or a university book fair. My thoughts are with the students of Kabul University and their loved ones in the wake of today's terror attack 💙
pickI expected more around the literatures of Afghanistan and of the challenges to obtaining/reading/selling books in the country. However, the storyline provids an insightful look into the experiences of afghan families and the daily challenges and struggles of life. The author really brings this to life during her time living with the Khan family and at times I found myself enthralled in the character‘s adventures.
June Challenge: Book with a place in the title. This one has been on my shelf for years. I‘m finally digging in.
panDid not really enjoy this, which was a bit surprising, since I tend to like Seierstad's writing. But it was too similar to other, better, stories I've read from and about Afghanistan, both fiction and non-fiction, and it did not really give me much.
I finally have a day off from remote teaching 😅 Going to do housework, read and drink coffee.
I‘m finding this hard to read. The wholesale oppression and abuse of women under the Taliban regime is tough going. #lmpbc
1. Tagged book for #LPMBC & an ebook about the history of social media called Lurking.
2. Gardening (herbs) & completing the unfinished sewing projects of dead people (mostly quilts).
3. Probably A Gentleman in Moscow.
@rachelsbrittain #weekendreads
so-so#LMPBC #24B4Monday
I‘ll just leave my review at so-so since this is a LMPBC pick. The writing did feel a bit journalistic and almost unfeeling. It‘s hard to believe a woman writer could write those words without outrage and anger. I am truly grateful for living in a country where women are provided equal rights and opportunities.
Readathon time : 2 hours
#Two4Tuesday
1. No I‘m trying to be “responsible” with my finances. 🙄
2. No...responsibility 😔
Sometimes I have the TV on or music. Sometimes I don‘t.
I have two dogs (Scout and Jack) and my Mallie cat. I also have four turtles and 14 chickens. Mallie loves to sit on the books while I attempt to read.
My favorite beverage is Dr. Pepper, but I had to give it up. Now I drink water. Normally I have chips in a bowl.
Thanks for the tag @JaclynW sorry I‘m a day late.
#selfcaresaturday
#thoughtfulthursday
I‘d say the best thing was I found a sketch book at hobby lobby that I want to turn into a reading journal.
Weekend plans - just to read
Currently I‘m finishing up The Bookseller of Kabul for #LMPBC
Thanks for tagging me @TheSpineView I forgot to post yesterday.
Hello! Here is our end of month (and year) readathon schedule! We will be taking it to the end of the year this time. Please join us. It‘s all for fun and any excuse to get some extra read time in for the end of the year. I‘ll be reading the tagged book. What are your plans? Are you gonna push hard or relax a bit?
#24B42020 #24B4MONDAY
pickI don‘t want to say too much, this is my pick for round 7 of #lmpbc. Between pick and so-so. It‘s an important story to tell but I felt overwhelmed by it at the same time. I also felt like the writing was a little stiff and journalistic at times but considering the subject material, maybe that was the best way the author knew how to get the message out there without being completely overwhelmed herself. Again, a tough but necessary read overall.
#brunchandabook Brunch, now an afternoon full of volleyball! 💜🏐💜🏐 The place we ate brunch uses books to deliver the check. How perfect is that?
pickThe pathos in this book lies in the hopes and aspirations of the members of the Khan family living in a post-Taliban Afghanistan.This book draws a very humane picture of an obscure society, a picture that very often fails to filter through the coloured glasses of mainstream media.
Today‘s charity shop book haul! 😍
I read this years ago, and what I remember most strongly is the author‘s description of how stifling it felt to bear the restrictions of a woman in #Afghanistan. #augustisatrip @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Chose this for today‘s #readingresolutions prompt #bookstore. I know this book has had some mixed reviews, but I enjoyed it. @Jess7
pickLike the author, I really wanted to punch these men in the face the way they treat women. 😡
The author lived in the house with this family so we learn what daily life is like for them. Made my problems and complaints seem pretty ridiculous. Also made me really grateful for modern conveniences such as air conditioning, hot running water, washing machines, and refrigerators.
Read this book if you‘re interested in daily lives of real people.
I went to look for a new bike. I saw a lot of nice bikes but came home with these. Maybe I'll find the perfect bike next week. 🚲😁
so-soThis one gives an intimate look into a traditional post-Taliban Afghan family. There's a bit about books, but more about the bookseller. It taught me that I'd last about 1 min as a woman in a traditional Afghan family as I wouldn't take kindly to the treatment of women and would prob punch most men in this book in the head...including the bookseller. #notyourbiatch #respectmeorbitemedude
Three #bookssetinthemiddleeast written by women. #readingwomenmonth @thereadingwomen
One year my book group read only books #setintheMiddleEast. Here are four of the ones we read. #Maybookflowers @RealLifeReading
pickThe book is well written. The storyline keeps your attention; but the heart of the story keeps you asking the tough, sometimes unanswerable questions long after you put the book down...an excellent read.
Loving this book so far! It's well written and every page continues to keep my attention. I don't want to put it down! Thank you again, @bookish_wookish
pickI did expect a bit more, perhaps more beauty and attention to writing. It is a very journalistic and somewhat objective approuch to the subject. Still, once I shifted my expectations I really enjoyed it. People should read this book.
A good point. 😂
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What a powerful book intro...
What to read next? Please help! Conflicted between Picoult's "Sing You Home", Seierstad's "The Bookseller of Kabul" and "I let you go" by C. Mackintosh.
Thanks you, littens! ❤
