Shooting Kabul
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Shooting Kabul

by N. H. Senzai

2010•Drama•262 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilywholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA wholesome novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

Escaping from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the summer of 2001, eleven-year-old Fadi and his family immigrate to the San Francisco Bay Area, where Fadi schemes to return to the Pakistani refugee camp where his little sister was accidentally left behind.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

Emigration and immigrationAfghan AmericansJuvenile fictionRefugees

Details

Author
N. H. Senzai
Published
2010
Pages
262
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