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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
I was prejudiced against this book, that's why I picked it up much later. I couldn't ignore how the book was timed very well, turning it into a bestseller. It justified the war in Afghanistan for many readers; I personally think that's not what literature is here to do.
I read it hoping to be pleasantly surprised (and to be proved wrong), but I wasn't. What did the book do for me? Nothing, only reminded me of a typical Bollywood movie! It had all the twists and turns and drama of one.
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I read it hoping to be pleasantly surprised (and to be proved wrong), but I wasn't. What did the book do for me? Nothing, only reminded me of a typical Bollywood movie! It had all the twists and turns and drama of one.
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I enjoyed it. It's about the relationship between 2 boys growing up in Afghanistan and f'd up parenting. While I was reading it, my mom was reading it in spanish and she really enjoyed it also. We both read it in a week because we couldn't put it down, easy to read.
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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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read for winter book club challenge, book on tbr list the longest
