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karwc's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
One of the best writers of our time. This book is poetry because of Hosseini’s beautiful style of writing. It will tear your heart in half like The Kite Runner did.
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child death, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
schnarlie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Murder, and War
Minor: Cancer and Physical abuse
odyssia's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
A brilliantly crafted book, drawing together different strands to build a story with two siblings from Afghanistan at its core. I found every strand interesting in isolation and each helped to understand a different aspect of the whole story, including the reasons behind certain characters' actions and mentalities. Moving without being excessively tragic with little flourishes that added tenderness.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
ciara288's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is an incredible book. It broke my heart every chapter and I was grateful for it. I immediately want to pick it up and start again.
Khaled Hosseini is one of the best writers I have ever read. I have read too many people saying that all his books are the same but I could never get tired of the way he writes, and I feel like white writers never get the same criticism. People say write what you know, and you can feel how well he knows what he’s writing about. I could feel every emotion through the pages, I could envisage the Afghanistan in his mind. It made me think about my privilege and how lucky I am, whilst also acknowledging my own sorrows and the terrible state of this world.
I have read people saying that they liked this book less, that they didn’t connect to all the characters but I feel like I just felt everything for even more characters. I feel like I could’ve cried at every chapter, each character came through so strongly. I would advise people to go in expecting 9 interconnected short stories instead of 1 story but I don’t think the book is any worse for it, in fact it might even be more valuable for it for me. Writing this now I am still thinking about all the incredible details, all of the heartbreaking moments and I am just in awe of Khaled Hosseini. Everyone should read this book.
Khaled Hosseini is one of the best writers I have ever read. I have read too many people saying that all his books are the same but I could never get tired of the way he writes, and I feel like white writers never get the same criticism. People say write what you know, and you can feel how well he knows what he’s writing about. I could feel every emotion through the pages, I could envisage the Afghanistan in his mind. It made me think about my privilege and how lucky I am, whilst also acknowledging my own sorrows and the terrible state of this world.
I have read people saying that they liked this book less, that they didn’t connect to all the characters but I feel like I just felt everything for even more characters. I feel like I could’ve cried at every chapter, each character came through so strongly. I would advise people to go in expecting 9 interconnected short stories instead of 1 story but I don’t think the book is any worse for it, in fact it might even be more valuable for it for me. Writing this now I am still thinking about all the incredible details, all of the heartbreaking moments and I am just in awe of Khaled Hosseini. Everyone should read this book.
Graphic: Dementia and Abandonment
Moderate: Murder
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