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leleroulant's review against another edition
4.0
“Born Under a Million Shadows” tells the story of Fawad a 10 year-old boy living in Kabul, Afghanistan. His mother gets a job working for a Westerner, so Fawad and his mother move into a house with them.
Fawad’s insights into the westerners are delightful and insightful. His dealings with his Afghani friends are interesting. Well worth your time to read it.
Fawad’s insights into the westerners are delightful and insightful. His dealings with his Afghani friends are interesting. Well worth your time to read it.
krissyronan's review against another edition
5.0
GREAT book. Helped give an interesting perspective on life in Afghanistan and culture of Muslims. Heartbreaking without being melodramatic. Still leaves reader feeling hopeful but with a new understanding of the violence.
lisagray68's review against another edition
5.0
I'm doing a challenge over on Story Graph, and one of the things we had to do was read one of the oldest 5 books on our "to read" list. So this was one of them - I've been meaning to read this for so long. I love these books about Afghanistan that help us as Americans realize that it's not just a war zone but so much more. In this book we do see the violence, but also the beauty and the beautiful character of the people. So good.
suzea's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
barbarabarbara's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
librarylover2022's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
pauli_alarcon's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
oursuburbanfarm's review against another edition
5.0
I LOVED this book. The characters were engaging and I felt very connected to them. I loved the perspective of each of the characters and the setting of Afghanistan. It gave a perspective to Afghanistan as a beautiful country with citizens who are proud that I didn't have before. I didn't, however, feel like I got a good idea of exactly how old the main character Fawad was and that bothered me!