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I had trouble really getting into this book at the beginning, but once I put in some good reading sessions, I really enjoyed it. It gives a little insight into the horrors that have befallen the Afghani people in recent history although, does not give the absolute horrors that some people would like. The story was written well and I really connected with the narrator and felt all his emotions.
I picked up this book because I had heard that it was going to be made into a movie. I am a firm believer that the book is always better. I thought it was really well written and completely heart-wrenching. When it finally came out, I could not bring myself to see the movie because I could imagine how awful these scenes would be. You learn how childhood events scar the protagonist through adulthood and that it is ultimately the love he had for his best friend that drives him to right the wrong.
So intense. So good. Had to put it down sometimes, though. To say that I "enjoyed" it isn't quite accurate, but...
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Powerful. Our neighborhood book club read this and it provided much material for discussion
I learned that writing workshops can make a first novelist learn to be good again.
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Karen Pirrung
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