Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan by Ali Eteraz
Title: Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan
Author/website(s): Ali Eteraz / Children of Dust
337 pages
Publisher: HarperOne; 1st edition
Publication date: October ’09
Genre: Memoir
Would I recommend this book: Undecided
Journal notes: Its not that I didn’t enjoy Ali’s story I did, parts of it at least. I enjoyed the middle section (high school/early college years) and his time with Ziad the most. I found that after turning the last page it really didn’t leave me wanting more from this author. I doubt I’ll carry much of his story with me for very long.
Children of Dust is an elegant memoir revealing Islamic fundamentalism and madrassa life in rural Pakistan, the culture shock of moving to the U.S., and a journey of reconciliation to the modern Middle East. Author Ali Eteraz is a compelling young male literary voice, and in telling his coming-of-age story he captures not merely pain, but also the love, laughter, and pathos of Muslim life.
(Children of Dust was provided to me by Julie from FSB Media. I was not paid and will be sending this book to another book blogger 
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I have yet to read my copy….read varying degrees of like on this book.
The reviews for this one seem to be mixed. I’m a memoir junkie, though, so I’m still interested in reading it.
I really loved this book. I thought it took me into a world foreign to me, and let me glimpse in for better understanding. It had some very “real” parts that were sensitive to deal with, but all-in-all I loved it!
Nice Review. I tend to like memoirs. I might want to give it a shot.
I loved this book!