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Title: Read the reviews, trust your gut...
Review: This one let me down. There's a credibility issue that I can't completely explain. And...well...the real story here is one of a young woman's encounters with men and the bric-a-brac that goes into it. At times I found myself offended that war was used as a backdrop for what seemed like a psueudo-erotic fieldtrip abroad. The connection between the author and the tragedy of war, the cultures and histories involved...well, it isn't there, or, if it is, then it did not resonate with me. Instead I was reading a story where being a "photojournalist" comes across as being a cool and engaging cover for tramping through distant corners of the world. But even getting that much out of the book, after finishing it I can't say I understand why she chose to write it.
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