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tymelgren's review against another edition
5.0
I got this book because the title is cool and because I've liked almost everything I've read that Publishing Genius has put out. It's about two guys from Fallujah - Salim and Khalil - who leave home when their city is attacked by U.S. forces. They decide to walk across the desert to Ramadi so that Salim can plug in his laptop and talk to his internet girlfriend. I liked and understood their friendship and their motivations and their responses to things and to each other, and I wanted to hang out with them. I read about half the book one Friday afternoon sitting on the couch by the window at Coffee Ethic. When I started the last chapter I thought I was just moving my tongue inside my mouth but I was actually saying no no no no no no no outloud and someone looked at me. I clenched my teeth hard to keep from crying. Like Salim, I often carry a backpack, and it's gotten me in a little bit of trouble a couple times. I think you can still order this for only five dollars, or if you live in Springfield you can borrow it from me for zero dollars.
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