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emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is perhaps one of the best and the most heartbreaking books I've read in awhile. You are told (most) of the ending at the start of the book, which leads you to root for the ending not to happen and for events to unfold differently. There were many heartbreaking moments of grief, for me especially when Roya and Walter's child died, Bahman's death from Parkinson's and his letter revealing his side of the story, and then the very end when it was revealed why Mr. Fakhri went to the Square to find Roya. There is a sense of closure with all of the main characters by the end of the novel, but I haven't stopped thinking about how the events unfolded and the various characters since I finished reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Child death
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity
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