Betagende skildring af en pige, der vokser op som dreng i det mandsdominerede Hindukush. ( )

This was an interesting book. I haven't really considered how different one culture could be from another when it came to marriage. I did know about forced marriage and arranged marriages, but I hadn't known it was this oppressive. The book really opened my eyes to the reality that some women face.

I did enjoy the gender play in this novel; it really helped to show how different men and women are treating in this culture.

I found that the lack of speech marks made it difficult to follow dialogue at times. However, this constantly reminded me that this is a totally different world than the one that I know. ( )

After reading the bookseller of Kabul I wanted to read more about Afghanistan. The premise sounded really intriguing but was poorly executed. It is supposedly based on a true story of the daughter of an Afghan tribal leader who is raised as a boy. However unlike The Bookseller of Kabul which was a true story which reads like fiction it comes across as completely made up and unreadable. The style was extremely difficult to read and lack of speech marks made it hard to tell whether something was being said or just thought. Also the repetition of certain phrases and images became more and more irritating as the book went on.

The most enjoyable part of the book for me was when she met her Grandfather as I felt I could really visualize him and he was an interesting character. However that is just a small section of the book.
I was really dissapointed that such an interesting story was told it such an unenjoyable way. When I finished it, which was an achievement in itself, I sold it which is something I never do. I got less than I paid for it but I was happy to get at least some of my money back. I would advise loaning this book from a library before you think of buying it to see if you enjoy the unusual style and aren't bothered by the things that spoiled the story for me. ( )