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Title: Contrived, disappointing & over rated with moments of interest
Review: The geographic, political and cultural perspectives are shallow but shallow if you nothing about the last 25 years in Kabul; if you don't know where Kabul is you'll find this pretty exotic. Were it not for the 'middle east to LA immigrant setting' this book probably would not have been published except as a potential screenplay. The last third is a real page flipper (get it over with) as the author runs through the cliche checklist and ties together the loose ends (which are pretty predictable). I was disappointed that I read it.
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