"I don't quite remember how I found out about the Bookseller of Kabul. It was the kind of book that you saw on all the bookshelves in all the book stores, so somehow I stumbled upon it. The book is interesting, because it is about a journalist, who goes to live with a family for about three months, in the home of this bookseller, who is an interesting guy, because he, in many ways, is non-traditional. He's not a strict Muslim, and yet he lives a pretty traditional life, in terms of how his household is run and the dominance he has in his family. I liked the fact that you learn elements of what it's like to live in Afghanistan society.
One thing I disliked about the book is that she's a journalist who went to live with them, yet the way she's written the book is actually almost in fictional style, so she doesn't put herself in the picture. I'm gonna give this four out of five stars, because it is really interesting. Maybe I'd say a little bit less than four, if I had to, or if I could, because some of the writing isn't fabulous. Part of that is the translation, so it's not all the author's fault. So translation's an important part, when you're reading a book that's not originally written in the language that you're reading it in. But it is a really interesting take - one perspective on life."
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