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Did it keep me reading until the end? Yes.
Did I cringe several times while reading? Yes.
Was the cringe from quality of the writing and not from the scenes themselves? Yes.
I never know how to rate books that keep me reading, but disappoint at the same time. There was a lot of good in this book. That's probably what made the bad so cringe inducing. ...more
Did I cringe several times while reading? Yes.
Was the cringe from quality of the writing and not from the scenes themselves? Yes.
I never know how to rate books that keep me reading, but disappoint at the same time. There was a lot of good in this book. That's probably what made the bad so cringe inducing. ...more
Tender, tragic, heartwrenching and heartbreaking. Definitely a novel for our time.
A unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a great insight into certain parts of Afghan culture - I mean, have you ever heard of Kite running? A fascinating entertainment. I thought it was a biography it is so well
written, but it is not...there are several plot climaxes so it is like you have several endings...each one gets better except the last one...If you find the beginning slow, be sure to read to the end and you won ...more
written, but it is not...there are several plot climaxes so it is like you have several endings...each one gets better except the last one...If you find the beginning slow, be sure to read to the end and you won ...more
Quite sad, though I found the theme of guilt then redemption somewhat uplifting, if not exactly happy. Also a good read, in that it's hard to put down.
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Nov 21, 2007
Lisa
marked it as to-read
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Val
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Laura Seagraves
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Mar 13, 2008
Erin
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