Rukhsana Khan

Jameela, a young girl living in war-torn Afghanistan, struggles to find her place in the world after her mother dies and she moves to Kabul with her drunken father where she clashes with her stepmother and ends up in an orphanage.

Wanting Mor

Man, that was outstanding. I loved it. I don't think there was anything physically wrong with it. In literary terms, it was perfect. The fact that there was/wasn't a plot was already perfect. I loved the idea of using islam to so deeply connect the reader and the character; as a muslim reading this book, to be able to not distinguish characteristics and behaviours between themselves and the main character is such a precious feeling, and I find it's quite difficult to fully form. 

I found, however, that the length of this book wasn't capable of building an emotional bond with the character, which I cherish. The 200 pages or so were incapable of that bond, and I wish if it had just a little more content, just a little more, it would have been sufficient enough for that. I'd love to see more behind Jamilla's story, rather than just present day, but flashes to her childhood and stuff. I think it would really make this story pop.

But it is nevertheless a beautiful book to show the life of a post-taliban life, where Islam in an Islamic country has become weakened as a result of the extremism of the Taliban. It's extremely insightful, and it gives a very good representation of a modern day muslimah. I don't think you would need any islamic knowledge yourself to understand this book.

surtified™

Man, that was outstanding. I loved it. I don't think there was anything physically wrong with it. In literary terms, it was perfect. The fact that there was/wasn't a plot was already perfect. I loved the idea of using islam to so deeply connect the reader and the character; as a muslim reading this book, to be able to not distinguish characteristics and behaviours between themselves and the main character is such a precious feeling, and I find it's quite difficult to fully form. 

I found, however, that the length of this book wasn't capable of building an emotional bond with the character, which I cherish. The 200 pages or so were incapable of that bond, and I wish if it had just a little more content, just a little more, it would have been sufficient enough for that. I'd love to see more behind Jamilla's story, rather than just present day, but flashes to her childhood and stuff. I think it would really make this story pop.

But it is nevertheless a beautiful book to show the life of a post-taliban life, where Islam in an Islamic country has become weakened as a result of the extremism of the Taliban. It's extremely insightful, and it gives a very good representation of a modern day muslimah. I don't think you would need any islamic knowledge yourself to understand this book.

Wanting Mor

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