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The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul - A Review

(4 of 2021) ft. my Morning wali Chai Shireen  πŸ“š  ‘The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul’ by Deborah Rodriguez - This is my last book from the trilogy of Central Asian themed books that I ordered last year. The book is based in Afghanistan and is a self-proclaimed Khaled Hosseini inspired Feminist war drama. πŸ”️ It is a story of 5 female characters - Sunny, Yazmina, Isabel, Candace and Halajan who are of different age groups and hail from different ethnic, cultural and financial backgrounds. All of them carry their own skeletons in the cupboard, but how they affect and enrich the lives of each other in a war torn and Taliban ruled Kabul is the pivotal plot.  πŸ‘©πŸ»‍πŸ¦°πŸ‘©πŸ»‍πŸ¦³πŸ‘©πŸ»‍πŸ¦±πŸ‘΅πŸΌπŸ‘©πŸ½ Coming to the review, do not expect the narration to have depth and detail of a deft writer. Sometimes the actions seem too abrupt and ill-thought in the book. Many connections appear forced or, for the lack of a better word, inorganic. The language lacks the subtlety and refinement...