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meme_too2's review against another edition
4.0
We need to read these books to know what's really going on in the world. I am grateful to know of the strength of all women everywhere.
vikingwolf's review against another edition
1.0
This book was just an ego book for the author about HER journey and what SHE did rather than exploring the life of the people that she met. It was a 'As I was going through the town, here is what I was doing' instead of telling us about the town and its people. The title of the book is misleading as well as you only meet the women briefly in one chapter of the book and never hear from then again. I was expecting a book about these brave women meeting in secret to defy the hardline men but they were barely spoken about! I'm glad I only got this book from the library as it was a huge letdown!
deanna_etc's review against another edition
4.0
Christina Lamb conveys her love for Afganistan in this memoir. There were so many threads in this book I wanted to follow further... like the clandestine sewing classes!
cheryl6of8's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting look at Afghanistan both pre- and post-9/11. This book contained enough history and cultural information that you can understand why things haven't changed there in hundreds of years, no matter how much progress is made. The discussion of the role of the King (I didn't know there ever was one) and of Hamid Karzai both before and after the World Trade Center were also very educational. I was a little disappointed, though, in how much of the book was NOT about the sewing circles of Herat or other groups of women, given the title of the book.
lizlogan's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful book about the women of Afghanistan and everyday life in Afghanistan.
msgtdameron's review against another edition
4.0
Every time I read one of these works on Afghanistan I learn more about the root causes of the current war and I see the many missteps the U.S. Government has made in Central Asia over the past 40 years. The record is pretty abysmal for this country in our relationships with the people and governments from Pakistan to Turkey and Iran to Khazackstan and the Russian border. Once more this work shows that with out the faintest understanding of local relationships and local power bases the U.S. just goes blundering in using excessive force and leaves Hugh mess. The bull in the china shop metaphor is NOT even close to the way we act. Once more in this work we see Pakistan Intelligence working for their own ends. Ends that have nothing to do with U.S. Goals and or their own governments goals for the region. ISI is it's own state and acts as a rouge partner even into 2021. The GOP continues to negotiate with more illiterate spokesman for the Talib. We should be holding clan/SWar Lord meetings and working towards an elected President/King to deal with foreign relations. That would leave the clans to manage and govern their own areas. But, we keep trying to bring Democracy to Afghanistan, but some people are just not nor will they ever be ready for one person one vote. They can be taught about rights and women education but Democracy is a no go. One see's this again and again in all the works on Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and the rest of the Central Asian Plateue. Another read showing how ignorant the U.S. is and why as we continue relabeling our efforts but keep the same overall plan: We, the U.S., FAIL.