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Title: Good for its time but not representative of Cambodia today
Review: I first read this book about 11 years ago when I was making my backpacking trip through SE Asia. While I enjoyed the book at the time, the book was written well over a decade ago.Phnom Penh has changed markedly since that time, and even the related AIDS epidemic is getting under control in the country. While this might be an interesting piece to read in order to gain an idea as to how the place was in the late 1990's, I don't think it will hold up well over time.So while I would have easily given it 5 stars a decade ago, I can't justify more than two now. The book is simply not relevant to today's Cambodia.
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