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The author spent most of his life working with the tribes of Pakistan and Afghanistan--the people we refer to as “terrorists.“ So I was excited to find a novel that showed their traditions, cultures, and identities. But UGH. There was no plot, the “great human emotions“ this book lauds were told to the reader instead of being shown, and the tone of the whole thing was moralistic and patronizing. #Pakistan #readaroundtheworld #readingintranslation
LibrarianJen Bummer. Unfortunately most of my recommendations are for the Middle East, not South Asia. 5y
bromeliad @LibrarianJen I'm sure there are other books out there. I got lucky and found this one during a library browse. I'm moving on to other parts of the world now, but when I circle back, I'll do some online digging to find actual recommendations. 5y
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