The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan
Jenny Nordberg "The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan"
Crown | English | September 16, 2014 | ISBN: 0307952495 | 368 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 4,9 mb
Crown | English | September 16, 2014 | ISBN: 0307952495 | 368 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 4,9 mb
I gave myself wretched headaches to finish this book. (I suffered a head injury a few years back and reading more than 15 miutes is painful.). I found this book incredibly readable. It reads like a juicy conversation between your girlfriend. There is a poignant universality to this book. Every culture deals with its values, customs, and norms in its own way. In the West, we have come to accept (albeit not in all religious practices) people living as a different gender from that which they were born. We categorize them with a variety of labels: gay, lesbian, homosexual, cross-dresser, transsexual, metrosexual, etc. The decision to live this way is made by the person when s/he is old enough to determine it for her/himself.
If you are just a quiet reader, this book reads well, informative, interesting and not at all preachy. You keep looking for more. But if you are a reader who gets excited and wants to discuss books, this would make an awesome book club selection. There are a lot of talking points and very interesting history to explore.
This is a great and informative read. Highly recommend.