THE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP OF KABUL (10TH ANNIVERSARY ED) Paperback – 14 April 2022

Couldn't stop reading. Loved it

It's a well written book and is a good read but nothing beyond. It doesn't dig deep into the characters and their emotions. There is a death and one would feel bad but the narration style is such that it becomes just one more chapter. One would thoroughly drown in this book and manage to come out dry. Worth a read.

Deborah Rodriguez is quite a story teller.This being her debut, I enjoyed reading it cover to cover.Although, this book is a work of fiction, it's insightful. The book is a window to the Afghan culture and its people through an American's point of view.While the story at a certain point may feel cliched, it's full of emotions. The way she emphasized the fact that in order to live together one needs to be respectful of each other's culture and customs is worth appreciation.This book is thoroughly enjoyable. Look forward to reading the sequels.

The review of a book by Deborah Rodriguez. A Little Coffee Shop of Kabul and the story of five extraordinary women. Their characters are crafted in a way which challenges the Afghan patriarchal dominance and shakes it to it's very core. It's a tale of modern islamism which points out the status of women in Afghan society. The dominance and authority of men on the woman's lives are profoundly disturbing as this issue is not perceived by the men as women's rights issue, rather it's considered a part of their culture. All the five women are intertwined by fate and the secrets they keep of each other, like a intricate web, holding them together.Sunny, the proprietor of the cafe comes across a helpless Yasmine, and decides to give her a job at the coffee shop and a safe shelter to live. Yasmine had been taken away forcibly as payment, as her uncle couldn't keep up with the loan deposits, but she had a secret, that when discovered, would render her completely useless in the flesh trade business. She was pregnant with her dead husband's child. And she's thrown out on the streets of Kabul, out to die, when they discover it. And she can't raise the child alone as the world wouldn't allow that. Halajan, a widow with a secret that can cost her, her life and her son, an affair which is haram. Isabel, a British journalist who would stop at nothing to achieve her goal and the social worker Candace, in love with the Wakil, an Afghan, who's trying to help the Afghani children get a better future.This book's a good read with a beautiful plot that will make you wanna know more about the fate of the characters; but not quite satisfying, it has got a very slow narrative at times and I had to take multiple breaks while reading this! And lastly, I was expecting more depth in the characters created and the literature. Though, it doesn't come near to a Hosseini creation. This one's a 3.5/5 for me.

Good

Book#16 of #2022Name: The Little Coffee Shop of KabulAuthor: Deborah RodriguezGenre: FictionNumber of Pages: 316Recommended for: Everyone who has loved Khaled Hosseini's workMy Review:As the summary or the gist everywhere suggests, this book talks about the extraordinary life of 5 women - Sunny, Yazmina, Halajan, Candace, and Isabel in Afghanistan. However, I beg to differ with this statement, and I believe these five characters represent each Afghan woman who is bound by cruel rules laid out by men who feel they have the right to dictate and direct how women should lead their lives.As the name would suggest, Sunny is an American who runs her little coffee shop in Kabul. Isabel is a journalist, and Candace is a highly sought-after American official currently living with his Afghan partner. Halajan is the caretaker of the coffee shop, and Yazmina is someone who was kidnapped to be sold but somehow lands up in the coffee shop. (I won't reveal the details about that.)How the events in their lives bring them together to the same coffee shop in Kabul is worth reading. There were multiple instances where I cried and had mini heart attacks, but as they say, all is worth it if the ending is well.The author has described the emotions of every character so beautifully and in such detail that the entire time I imagined myself sitting in one corner of the cafe, watching them with my naked eye. The author has successfully transported each feeling and emotion to the reader.Some chapters and phrases dealing with the disastrous condition of women made me feel so lucky to have been born in India.Read this if you like stories about how love changes people and be grateful for where you are, especially the X chromosome.I learn that there is a sequel to this book - "The Return to the Little Coffee Shop of Kabul" I am already researching it and planning to read it next.Let me know your thoughts on this!

I am absolutely delighted with the quality of this book! The moment I opened the package, I was impressed by the sturdy cover and the smooth, high-quality paper. The printing is crisp and clear, making it a pleasure to read.

A vivid description of Kabul makes you wish you could see it before internal strife washes it away! A good read, definitely worth your time.