Contemporary Immigration Stories
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Contemporary Immigration Stories
House of Sand & Fog by Andre Dubus III. This was the first Oprah suggestion that I followed. Also the best.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Everyone knows this one and it's sequel.
A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. By Ishmael Beah. This was heavily promoted by Starbucks. Brutal story about a boy who enslaved and drugged to fight in the war in Rwanda until he is rescued by Aid workers. True story.
Sold. By Patricia McCormick. This novel tells how a girl ends up as a sex slave in Calcutta. She, like the boy soldier slave in A Long Way Gone, is rescued by American aid works. Unlike the others, it doesn't end with her in the US: she's back with her family.
Am I the only one who seems to read in themes? Another recent theme was a pair of books on religion. Actually, I bought 4 but I found 2 of them to be unreadable.
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