Over the last 13 years I have spent 3 months every year with my in-laws, Iraqi Kurds in Erbil. So from my informed opinion I must say that the book is accurate about many points.
But having said that, I must also add that the writing in this book is choppy and most points and ideas get lost in endless descriptions and rambling. This book needs a good editor that will organize the thoughts that are scattered and disorganized. Also though it is very informative about the culture for the average American, I found the book lacking in depth. There is no brief history of the Kurds that would give the readers deeper understanding of the culture, politic and the demographic. And without those you cant understand just how wonderful the Kurds truly are and how different they are from the rest of Iraqis who are not Indo-Europeans but Arabs by origin.
But having said that, I must also add that the writing in this book is choppy and most points and ideas get lost in endless descriptions and rambling. This book needs a good editor that will organize the thoughts that are scattered and disorganized. Also though it is very informative about the culture for the average American, I found the book lacking in depth. There is no brief history of the Kurds that would give the readers deeper understanding of the culture, politic and the demographic. And without those you cant understand just how wonderful the Kurds truly are and how different they are from the rest of Iraqis who are not Indo-Europeans but Arabs by origin.
