Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, War, ViolenceModerate
Miscarriage, RapeCommunity Reviews
Summary of 40295 reviews
Moods
sad 84%
dark 53%
tense 42%
reflective 41%
challenging 39%
inspiring 31%
hopeful 26%
informative 26%
adventurous 9%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 34% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 3%Average rating
432 pages | first published 2007
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ISBN/UID: 9781526604750
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 22 May 2007
Description
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes...Book Information
432 pages | first published 2007
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ISBN/UID: 9781526604750
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 22 May 2007
Description
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, War, ViolenceModerate
Miscarriage, RapeCommunity Reviews
Summary of 40295 reviews
Moods
sad 84%
dark 53%
tense 42%
reflective 41%
challenging 39%
inspiring 31%
hopeful 26%
informative 26%
adventurous 9%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 34% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 3%Average rating