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katieinca's review
4.0
Okay, okay, I'm late to the party. If someone had shoved it in front of me and said "yeah, it's kind of like [b:The Kite Runner|77203|The Kite Runner|Khaled Hosseini|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394898159s/77203.jpg|3295919] only it visits the particular horrors of being female on top of the horrors of living in violence generally, and in this one they don't escape to America" I might have gotten here a little sooner.
georgiacopeland's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
brendalovesbooks's review
4.0
This was very sad, and hard to read at times. It was a little uneven, but for the most part very well written, and I felt connected to the two main female characters. I'll read more by this author.
petraengelien's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
magical_mads's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jadedfox's review
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
readingrabbit28's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rowntree's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
mrbear's review
3.0
I thought this was quite a bit less engrossing than the Kite Runner. There is a lot going on in this book, but somehow very little actually happens. The constantly switching perspectives (sometimes multiple times in the same page), while not confusing, really underscored the lack of action (it took "moving the camera" to really intrigue the reader). Probably my biggest fault was that the characters were not that believable. I know this is a difficult claim to make - undoubtedly there are many people whose lives and personalities are well described by this book, but in the context of the novel some aspects of how Mariam, Jalil, Rasheed, etc. behaved struck me as oddly out of character - something that did not occur in the Kite Runner.
Overall, worse characterization and a weaker plot than his first novel. There are still things to be learned from this book, but I didn't feel compelled to finish it in the same way.
Overall, worse characterization and a weaker plot than his first novel. There are still things to be learned from this book, but I didn't feel compelled to finish it in the same way.