Journal Entry 1 by loveamystery from Burnaby, British Columbia Canada on Saturday, July 14, 2007

From the back cover: "For more than twenty years Sultan Khan defied the authorities to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned, and watched illiterate soldiers burn piles of books on the street.
In Spring 2002 award-winning journalist Asne Seierstad spent four months living with the bookseller and his family. As Seierstad steps back from the page and lets the Khans tell their stories, we learn of proposals and marriages, hope and fear, crime and punishment. The result is a unique portrait of a family and a country."

I found this story intriguing, but depressing. It wasn't as bad a feeling as I got reading The Swallows of Kabul, but like the author, I too felt very angry at times. Will this country ever be able to offer its citizens a safe and peaceful life? The treatment of women is abominable, and men, really are not treated much better. Life is very harsh here. Sultan is really a product of his environment. A person powerless in his country becomes a tyrant in his home.

 

Journal Entry 2 by loveamystery from Burnaby, British Columbia Canada on Tuesday, July 17, 2007

This is such a good book, that I am making it into a bookray. Please journal the book's arrival, read it, journal your impressions, and journal its release all within a month's time if possible.

LIST SO FAR

clw204 (UK)
lilifin (Germany)<---ON ITS WAY HERE
conto (Portugal)
iliotropio (Belgium)
max9 (UK)
boomda181(Canada)(ship US or Int.)
nynjagrrrl (US)
caridad (US)
KarenZero (US) 

Journal Entry 3 by loveamystery at Bookring in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Monday, July 23, 2007

Released 4 yrs ago (7/23/2007 UTC) at Bookring in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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Mailed to clw204 today. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 4 by AnonymousFinder on Thursday, September 06, 2007

Arrived today, really looking forward to reading. Apologise in advance as 3 books have arrived in 2 days so may have it up to a month before finishing:-)

Awesome read, next on list emailed. 

Journal Entry 5 by AnonymousFinder at Post office in next person in ring - enjoy!, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Sunday, October 21, 2007

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Journal Entry 6 by loveamystery from Burnaby, British Columbia Canada on Tuesday, January 01, 2008

This bookring appears to have stalled and I am now sending out a second copy. Hopefully this book will resurface again one day.