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Radomír Inek inekradomir — I wanted to read this book because I used to work for an international NGO and I saw this book featured on The Daily Show. It covered a lot of ground I already knew about: NGOs are dependent on good marketing and being in the right place at the right time... it's a business and the competition is huge. I knew that materials designated for aid were often stolen by corrupt governments and that aid workers could instill great damage to individual psyches while being touted by media as being compassionate (the story she tells of the US business who essentially stole children and brought them back the the US to be adopted will make your blood boil). The reason that I couldn't give this book a higher rating is because it didn't go far enough. Maybe it was intended to be a snapshot in time (most of the book focused on Rwanda and how the West got it wrong) but jumping from Rwanda to Sierra Leone to Darfur to Afghanistan was confusing. You also have to be very patient with the acronyms - they are everywhere. Glancing over the history in each region and calling out some aid organizations by name and not others left me very unsettled. Specificity goes a long way. Worth reading but in small doses.

Giovanna Palladino giovipallab107 — This one could almost go on my 'Strange, Wonderful, and True' shelf. Renault's historical fiction is wonderful - put her right up there with Patrick O'Brien. Since she writes about classical times, she invents a lot to fill in the blanks, but her scholarship is considered (not by me - by actual scholars) to be first-rate. This is the second in Renault's trilogy about Alexander the Great. The title character, Bagoas - a real person - is a nobly born Persian whose father is betrayed and murdered during dynastic turmoil. He is abducted, castrated, and enslaved. Because of his beauty, he is eventually sold to the Great King Darius as a sexual plaything. We first hear of Alexander as court rumors of disturbances far to the west, but eventually he assumes center stage. Renault portrays Alexander vividly as a man full of life and motivated by honor and love. The central relationship between Alexander and Bagoas is convincing and touching. I've read several books about Alexander and this one won't be the last. Renault describes and motivates Alexander's growing affinity with Persia, his conflicts with the Macedonian army, and other issues.

Jenna Weaver jenweaver — I don't think this is a "true" story. I think Sasson is a good story teller, but I don't think she is the ghost writer for an unnamed Saudi princess.

Joschina Zeppelin joshinanisha — I really liked Cracking India & The Crow Eaters, so this novel about a young Pakistani girl leaving for America sounded like a great read. But it was really unsatisfying. The characters were one dimensional and I never felt engaged by our Bratty heroine (who was no where near bratty enough!). I'll keep reading her books but this is one I'd recommend skipping.