I'm sorry I'm putting it here but I did read it quickly.
No words but if you've not read it, don't bother. Not worth the time.
No words but if you've not read it, don't bother. Not worth the time.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple
It's a bit difficult to believe that it has been such a long time since I wrote last. The other things are catching up so fast that I'm left with very less time for reading. And since I was not reading I couldn't write. I was juggling between a couple of books but was not able to dedicate time for reading, and finish the books.
So here is one book which was kept in the cupboard for so long that I was surprised to see it there, and couldn't remember when I ordered that. I started with it, and pushed myself to finish it. It was a lengthy read, and having the books in my hand really helped (not the digital one).
The book is about the rise, and fall of Shah Shuja and the subsequent effects of the same on Afghanistan.
I'll not go into narrative but I realized that everybody who got a chance to be brutal took it to extreme. There were a lot of moments when all the insanity could have been stopped, and people could have just let the things go but that was not the case hence this book.
The one single thought that comes out strong is that nobody wins in a war. It's just an illusion that somebody is a winner or looser. Actually, there are only looser, some people just got away with it in the name of winner.
So here is one book which was kept in the cupboard for so long that I was surprised to see it there, and couldn't remember when I ordered that. I started with it, and pushed myself to finish it. It was a lengthy read, and having the books in my hand really helped (not the digital one).
The book is about the rise, and fall of Shah Shuja and the subsequent effects of the same on Afghanistan.
I'll not go into narrative but I realized that everybody who got a chance to be brutal took it to extreme. There were a lot of moments when all the insanity could have been stopped, and people could have just let the things go but that was not the case hence this book.
The one single thought that comes out strong is that nobody wins in a war. It's just an illusion that somebody is a winner or looser. Actually, there are only looser, some people just got away with it in the name of winner.
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