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This is stunning. I’ve never read a keener description of America’s desolation.

It reinforces my conviction that the ones who can “make America great again” are immigrants and refugees.

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I love this, and Rais, already.

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Just a few pages in and my heart is breaking already. The descriptions of America's spiritual and economic desolation are absolutely right on.

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I read this book 2 years ago, and it has stayed with me since then.

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Very good- a sense of crowded loneliness in a strange land

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I enjoyed this brief passage so much that I just ordered it for my Kindle from Amazon. Looking forward to the bookclub !

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