( 163 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 14 2009
It starts out even more grim than the KiteRunner. I read it slowly at first, hating to be drawn into a horrible world where women and children are abused (and asking myself why I was reading it when The KiteRunner affected me the same way). But the writing is amazing. And the characters take hold and don't let go. At the halfway point, I tried to read it at a measured gait, chapter by chapter. But I had to pick up the pace in spite of my obligations. The writing is beautiful. The book broke my heart, but I don't regret reading it.
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Posted: Aug 12 2009
This story blew me away.......just talking about this book with people gives me goose bumps. this is a story to read and then digest for awhile, nothing you read after will be nearly as good. I haven't been able to pick up another book. I hope Khaled Hosseini writes another as his story telling is superb. Highly recommend this book to anyone who can read.
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Aug 9 2009
I only read this book upon recommendation from a friend. It is not within my normal genre of reading and I was apprehensive to open it. Once I did, however, I could not put it down. It was filled with gut-wrenching heartache and little moments of pure bliss. My husband has been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan several times and it was wonderful to finally understand what the country of Afghanistan has been through and how it has affected the culture with the different change in governments and countless bouts of war. I found it most interesting, as a woman, to see how the lives of Afghan women were affected. I cannot think of a more brave and honorable depiction of women than this wonderful book. Read it, you'll understand.
