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I think it is wrong. Being married so young, and unwillingly. I don't believe in any of it. Then again, I grew up differently. In a different environment with a different culture. yes it is horrible, for most women...but it is there culture and religion. I think most cases of arranged marriages work out and are fine. Yes, it is sad. But It is the tradition and culture it is normal for them. But then there are the cases like Mariam's which are horrible. Those are the only ones we ever hear about or see. Which is why most of us feel so strongly about how wrong it it. For us it is wrong in every way possible, because that's our culture. For them it is normal and okay, until it is taken to far.

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tbh I don't like this book.

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I don't love this book but I don't hate it either.

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I like the book because it has an interesting story and it is kind of true what is happening

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I like how real the story is, but it is a shame that things like that were considered okay.

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For the few words i've read it has been a outstanding book that just attracts the reader

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this book doesn't get my attention really. I understand whats's happening but i can't relate.

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So far I haven't really gotten into the book but the story so far has been good.

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I think that Mariam's dad with be in her life again

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I like the change in culture and how we get a truthful insight. Me gusta la libra.

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I love the story so far, but opinions can change.

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maybe if i would read it. It might actually be good

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maybe if i would read it. It might actually be good

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I can put this book down

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Children should not be

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I honestly like how it shows us how the world around us works, with different cultures and other things like this.

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I find the novel to be very interesting. I like being able to learn about a  different culture and their customs. There are a many customs that I don't agree with, but I find it interesting that these cultures are more interested in business decisions rather then their family.

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Why did it take so long for her to unpack her stuff?

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Why are the men so protective of their wives. Ex: What they wear.

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Why did Jalil try and chase after the bus

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Why did Jalil feel the need to follow after Mariam as she was leaving?

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Why does Mariam's mom yell at her and tell her not to leave

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How will Mariam escape this situation

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Why did the mother hang herself? )=

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Why do muslim men sell their daughters?

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Why are women treated like this in other countries?

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Can Mariam just leave?

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Why didn't Jalil speak up for Mariam?

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What will the future of Mariam and Rasheed's marriage be like?

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Why does Rasheed want Mariam to wear the burqa?

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Why did Nana hang herself?

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Why did the mother feel the need to end her own life?

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Why did the mother make Mariam feel guilty be killing herself?

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Why did Mariam say yes to the marriage?

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Why did Nana kill herself?

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Why did Mariam agree to the marriage?

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If Mariam had said no to being wed, where would she be?

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"I'll die if you go."

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Why did Jalil decide to marry Mariam away?

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"She pictured herself in a classroom with other girls her age. Mariam longed
to place a ruler on a page and draw important-looking lines."

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La illah u ilillah.What did I say about the crying? Mariam. What did I say to you about the crying?"\

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La illah u ilillah.What did I say about the crying? Mariam. What did I say to you about the crying?"\

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"I used to worship you"

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"You are aclumsy little harami This is my reward for everything I've endured An heirloom-breaking, clumsylittle harami."

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"You are aclumsy little harami This is my reward for everything I've endured An heirloom-breaking, clumsylittle harami."

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"Not as beautiful as the women in the magazine, perhaps, but beautiful."

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"This is the face of my husband."

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"The way her body tilted forward subtly, as though she were trying to wriggle free of his hands."

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"The way her body tilted forward subtly, as though she were trying to wriggle free of his hands."

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you are a clumsy little haromi this is my reward

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"Don't leave me, Mariam jo. Please stay. I'll die if you go."

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"I'll die if you go."

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"I wish my father had had the stomach to sharpen one of his knifes and do the honorable thing. It might have been better for me"

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"You're shaking. Maybe I scare you. Do I scare you? Are you frightened of me?"

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"You're shaking. Maybe I scare you. Do I scare you? Are you frightened of me?"

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" A gust of wind blew and parted the drooping branches...and Miriam caught a glimpse of what was beneath the tree:...Nana dangling at the end of it"

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"Goddamn it, Mariam, don't do this to me," he said asthough he was the one to whom something was being done.

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"Goddamn it, Mariam, don't do this to me," he said asthough he was the one to whom something was being done.

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But I'm a different breed of man, Mariam. Where I come from, one wrong look, one improper word, and blood is spilled. Where I come from a woman's face is her husband's business only. I want you to remember that. Do you understand

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Mariam thought of Jalil, of the emphatic, jovial way in which he'd pushed his jewelry at her, theoverpowering cheerfulness that left room for no response but meek gratitude. Nana had been rightabout Mil's gifts. They had been halfhearted tokens of penance, insincere, corrupt gestures meantmore for his own appeasement than hers. This shawl, Mariam saw, was a true gift.

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Mariam thought of Jalil, of the emphatic, jovial way in which he'd pushed his jewelry at her, theoverpowering cheerfulness that left room for no response but meek gratitude. Nana had been rightabout Mil's gifts. They had been halfhearted tokens of penance, insincere, corrupt gestures meantmore for his own appeasement than hers. This shawl, Mariam saw, was a true gift.

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"This is my reward for everything I have endured

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And the burqa, she learned to her surprise, was also comforting. It was like a one-way window. Inside it, she was an observer, buffered from the scrutinizing eyes of strangers. She no longer worried that people knew, with a single glance, all the shameful secrets of her past.

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And the burqa, she learned to her surprise, was also comforting. It was like a one-way window. Inside it, she was an observer, buffered from the scrutinizing eyes of strangers. She no longer worried that people knew, with a single glance, all the shameful secrets of her past.

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"Don't come. I won't see you. Don't you come. I don't want to hear from you. Ever. Ever."

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"You have a suitor."

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"I shouldn't have left her. I should have-"

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" You are a clumsy little harami this is my reward for everything ive endured an heirloom-breaking clumsy little harami

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" You are a clumsy little harami this is my reward for everything ive endured an heirloom-breaking clumsy little harami

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"'You have a suitor', Khadija said"

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"I'll die if you go.The jinn will come, and I'll have one of my fits. You'll see, I'll swallow my tongueand die. Don't leave me, Mariam jo. Please stay. I'll die if you go."

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"I'll die if you go.The jinn will come, and I'll have one of my fits. You'll see, I'll swallow my tongueand die. Don't leave me, Mariam jo. Please stay. I'll die if you go."

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"I thought about you all the time. I used to pray that you'd live to be a hundred years old. I didn't know. I didn't know that you were ashamed of me."

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"I thought about you all the time. I used to pray that you'd live to be a hundred years old. I didn't know. I didn't know that you were ashamed of me."

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The mullah welcomed them. He said this would not be a traditional nikka

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The mullah welcomed them. He said this would not be a traditional nikka

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"Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami"

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"For her, all these months later, their coupling was still an exercise "

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"Learn this now and learn it well, my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north,
a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam."

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"I wish my father had had the stomach to sharpen one of his knives and do the honorable thing. It might have been better for me"

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"I'll die if you go. The jinn will come, and I'll have one of my fits. You'll see, I'll swallow my tongue and die. Don't leave me, Mariam jo. Please stay. I'll die if you go."

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"I'll die if you go. The jinn will come, and I'll have one of my fits. You'll see, I'll swallow my tongue and die. Don't leave me, Mariam jo. Please stay. I'll die if you go."

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"I mean a real school, akhund sahib. Like in a classroom. like my fathers others kids."