Lie Down With Lions
 

Lie Down With Lions

by Ken Follett

The #1 international bestseller set in Afghanistan...NOW IN TRADE PAPERBACK. (read review)

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mmt h
  • Rated 4 stars

Five Lions Valley which is the most dangerous and difficult place to survive here. I have an experience in similar place in our country where the govt troops and the ethnic group army are fighting there. They called is liberation area which is surrounded by Mountain of DEAD MAN and Point 4044. We survive very difficultly there.Anyone who has similar experience will like this book very much

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avriette
  • Rated 2 stars

Thin characters (oh, so strong men; oh, so conflicted and love-torn feminist women), and thin plot (commies vs freedom fighters) made this book not so much a struggle to read (consider it like mental doritos).

However, it does give good insight into how Afghanistan worked in those days, and provides some reflection on the American presence there. Learning words like "wadi" was useful, and understanding the treacherousness of the Khybar pass as well, for example.

Kinda lame...

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  • Rated 3.743363 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
 

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  • kimberlee b

    kimberlee b said:

    HOw is this book....is it as good as Pillars?

    posted Wednesday, January 9 2008
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