Book Rec: The Taliban Shuffle by Kim Barker

So I picked up this wartime memoir The Taliban Shuffle by Kim Barker after hearing rumors that it will soon be made into a movie starring Tina Fey with Martin Freeman as her love interest (!!)—two of my favourite comedy actors working together! And of course I’m greatly interested in anything that draws Martin Freeman’s attention in particular.

I quickly found what attracted them to the material: the book is quirky, insightful, and illuminating, capturing what it was like to be a female journalist in very tense regions of the world. Barker’s account is a great combination of what was happening in Afghanistan and Pakistan with sprinklings of her personal life.

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I can't wait to see how Tina Fey adapts the book to screen!