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'her book demonstrates she is not prepared to let her father's legacy die' --Independent
'A story with dazzling twists and turns told by a true-blue member of the Bhutto fold'
--Independent
...what is a highly readable introduction to the grim realities of domestic politics in Pakistan
--The Observer
"a uniquely fascinating, wonderfully well-constructed memoir from the heart of the most violent and Borgia-like of the South Asian dynasties" --FT
'A story with dazzling twists and turns told by a true-blue member of the Bhutto fold'
--Independent
...what is a highly readable introduction to the grim realities of domestic politics in Pakistan
--The Observer
"a uniquely fascinating, wonderfully well-constructed memoir from the heart of the most violent and Borgia-like of the South Asian dynasties" --FT
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An important and revealing new book on the Bhutto family, a dynasty that is central to the story of modern Pakistan
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A promising first work,
By giovanni (Greece) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Songs of Blood and Sword (Hardcover)
Fatima Bhutto is a young , beautiful and opinionated pakistani columnist who also happens to be the niece of Benazir Bhutto , twice the prime minister of Pakistan and eventually assaninated during a campaign rally back in 2007 . She has just released a very uneven book about her father , Murtaza Bhutto who was gunned down under mysterious circumanstances back in 1996 outside his home in Karachi.The book itself is indeed " a love letter " to her father , as the writter herself has said in an interview and a hateful letter to her late aunt for whom she finds flaws to point out even while Benazir was still a teenager . Fatima's world seems to be strictly split between the good guys ( her father , his friends and allies , her grandfather and strangely enough the chinese and Hafez al Assad's Syria ) and the bad guys ( mainly Benazir Bhutto and the americans ) . Murtaza Bhutto is presented here as the perfect man , the perfect politician , the perfect father , the perfect husband and even the perfect boyfriend in the case of Della Garoufalis , a woman married to a jailed general of the failed greek junta. " I had to understand why he went to Kabul . It was a decision which changed our lifes " writes Fatima but never is she willing to question anything about her father's actions , even his decision to take up arms . I have not lived in Pakistan so i don't know which Bhutto had more influence to the pakistani people or was more righteous or honest but having read many interviews of all of them on the web and seen speeches of theirs on youtube , i can say all three public figures of the family ( Benazir , Murtaza and their father Zulfiqar ) seemed to excel in a typical populist rhetoric which promises much more than can be delivered . The best parts of the book is when Fatima talks about her own thoughts and feelings and comments on the present .The final two chapters of her book are haunting , the epilogue just beautiful . As a political analysis of her country's past though , it feels too one-sided . The last few years , Pakistan is constantly making the news for all the wrong reasons and i feel it needs people exactly like her , bright and brave , to speak out and introduce to the world the pakistani point of view of things . A great book by her is only a matter of time .
4.0 out of 5 stars
CRUEL TRUTH,
This review is from: Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir (Hardcover)
Bhuttoism is a phenomina led by a true leader ZA bhutto but his entire family including himself did less than 2% for its province and less than 25% for the nation.One of the world richest...down into graves.Enough for world to learn from.
16 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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HISTORY IS SHYLOCKIAN IN NATURE,
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This review is from: Songs of Blood and Sword (Hardcover)
History is Shylockian in nature. It demands its pound of flesh. It requires certain debts to be paid. And sometimes, it asks for it through a book.I have been a lifelong admirer of the Bhutto family. Barring the odd rotten apples. The cloistered corridors of Pakistan and its dictatorial demeanours have prevented many from knowing what happened to the Bhuttos. Of course,one always gathered the bits and pieces, but never the entire tale. Fatima Bhutto's " Songs of Blood and Sword" is a book that i waited for far too long. So when it was delivered to me hot off the shelves last night, I decided to devour it beginning 6 am this morning. The book is Fatima's repayment of a debt to her father. Infact, perhaps just not to her father but to an entire Nation. I daresay even the world. It essays the journey of a family whose political legacy has ultimately just been personal tragedy. Fatima continues to live in Karachi. And therefore to be able to author a book while being part of a regime that is ruthless and selfish, requires a courage of a different order. Fatima has her father's fearlessness and fairness. Her book also reflects a certain candour and conviction that is not necessarily encouraged in societies like Pakistan. The book is peppered with wonderful moments. For instance, the grief that overtakes Murtaza upon the demise of his brother Shahnawaz. She describes the relationship between the brothers in a manner that prompted a tear: " They were so different, but direct complements of each other. Where Shah was spontaneous, Murtaza was patient; when Shah was melancholy, Murtaza was hopeful. They were more than just brothers tied by blood, they were comrades. Companions." Tomorrow as I will walk up to Fatima to get my personal copy autographed by her, this is what i would like her to write for my two sons. Thank you Fatima for a splendid morning. I always believe there is only one good book in an author's life. Fatima is blessed to have written it as she stands at the footmat of her thirties.
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