A review by thebookflicker
The Carpet Weaver by Nemat Sadat

4.0

"ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ, ᴀ ꜰʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀɪɴɢ ʟᴀᴢʏ ꜱᴜɴ ᴄʟɪᴍʙᴇᴅ ꜱʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀɪᴅ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ, ᴅᴡᴀʀꜰɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴇxɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ. ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜱᴜɴꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ, ᴍᴀɪʜᴀɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ᴅɪᴅ ɪ, ᴏᴜʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ꜰʟᴀʀɪɴɢ, ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ɴᴀꜱᴄᴇɴᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ. ᴍᴀɪʜᴀɴ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴍɪɴᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜɪꜱ.”
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I had bought this book from a book fair where I had a chance to meet the author @nematsadat and talk about his book.

The story is set in Afganistan and is about a boy who falls in love with his best friend who are forced to keep their relationship a secret because there is a death penalty to those who are considered a kuni, a derogatory term for gay men.It tells about his struggle and survival during political oppression with one hope of meeting his love again.