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Ana Lourenço anaclourenco — Actual rating 3.5

Nikko Tan nikkotan — I really wanted to like this book. I got halfway through when I gave up. I didn't like any of the characters. The writing was lovely, but with all the characters, it felt a bit disjointed, not to mention they were all jerks.

Ali Sezgin _lisezgin — "Don't judge a book by its author." Not sure that this is possible to do, particularly in the case of memoirs like this, in which the story is pretty much a direct result of the author's character. The fearless (or perhaps just foolhardy) hero of this story, Deborah Rodriguez, is known by many of her friends, family, and clients as “Crazy Deb,” due to her penchant for adventurous, dotty, often questionable decisions, but in my opinion, the author would do just as well with the name “Drama Deb.” Because really, that’s what all of her actions result in. Sure, I cannot judge too much. After all, this is a woman who willingly went to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban in 2001, to offer humanitarian aid. Once in Afghanistan, Drama Deb found herself feeling at a loss, dwarfed by the doctors, nurses, and therapists with whom she traveled. (She is a hairdresser.) But we all know the very human need for beauty, and soon enough, she had found her niche, giving beauty treatments and training Afghan women in the art of hairdressing. This is where the drama comes in. Objectively speaking, it appears to be the perfect storm—Afghanistan seems to be something of a communal culture, in which your neighbors and family and friends and enemies watch and discuss and judge your every move, so it’s the perfect environment for a busybody like Deborah to butt in and become involved with the various people she encounters, and their messy lives. (And if she is to be believed, pretty much every Afghan woman has a messy, complicated life.) Still, drama aside, Deb tells a pretty engaging story about her own flawed life and finding fulfillment with the work she loves, in a culture that she comes to fall in love with. The author loves Afghanistan, this is obvious, but takes no pains to hide the less pleasant aspects of this country, with its corruption, poverty, and violence. And she doesn’t sugar-coat the situation for the females of the country; most of the women who populated her story were victims of violence, manipulation, and injustice, most of it from the hands of their families. Ultimately, this was a book both sobering and fascinating, and an excellent choice if, like me, you never intend to go near Afghanistan, but would like a detailed look at what the country is like.