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Some exciting books on my radar | Notes from my Reading

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It's been a long time since I've talked about actually reading something. It's a little bit of a hit or miss right now, so I try to soak it up when I'm in the mood for it.
Currently Reading...I've spent the better part of last two weeks reading The Underground Girls of Kabul, and nothing else. It's a well-written book, mind you, but also littered with generalizations and a tone of something I can't put a word to yet. It's not condescension exactly (the author's tone is way too neutral for that) but there is a sense that the women in the West are better than Afghan women (better, not just better off). I'll need to think through that more. I know for sure that if I were Afghan and reading it, I would be .. maybe annoyed? frustrated? But how much of it is because of that sense of being looked down upon versus the subject of the book, is not clear yet. Hopefully after a few days of absent pondering, I'll have gotten to my point.

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Giveaway - The Dispatcher (Ryan David Jahn)

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(Thanks for entering! This giveaway is now closed.)

The Dispatcher

I have ONE copy of The Dispatcher, courtesy of the publisher and TLC Book Tours to give away. To enter, simply fill the form below.

The usual stuff:
  1. You don't have to be a follower of my blog to enter the giveaway.
  2. You must be over 13 years of age.
  3. Only US/Canada please. (The publisher is mailing out the copies.)
  4. The giveaway will stay open until I chose the winner on Feb 29, 2012.
  5. Fill the form.


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zibilee said…
I will be reading this one soon, and I am pretty excited about it. I wish your entrants a lot of luck in the giveaway!
February 22, 2012 at 11:48 AM
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