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Very haunting and well written throughout. I started this book back in January and had to put it down due to my lack of free time, and then I had trouble picking it back up because of the very heavy themes throughout. That being said, it was still beautifully constructed - I loved the way Hosseini writes Amir's specific memories, paying so much detail to the visual and emotional qualities of the time - it was cinematic! I also liked how he often wrote in chunks Within his chapters - small paragraphs that delivered a fragment of an interaction or a memory or a dream but had a larger meaning or implication delivered within it that kinda makes you sit back and ... think and process. I'm glad I finally got to finish this book and I'm determined to get back into reading again!!

breanacubic's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.75

iv0rymoo's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.75

oh my GOD this book drove me insane. every time i picked it up i sobbed. i read this after finishing his other novel, a thousand splendid suns, and it was good but not nearly as good as atss. but that’s not to dog on this book at all, for a debut novel (i think) this is absolutely insane. the writing is breath taking and the descriptions are engaging. not one point was i bored or wishing i could stop reading. but for such traumatic topics being touches i did take a BUNCH of breaks to even digest the content. regardless it’s amazing

reecebrandon's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

5.0

mayothiesen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Ich weiß nicht. Es ist ein sehr gutes Buch, das ich mir selbst nicht ausgesucht hätte zu lesen aber ich finde, man sollte es gelesen haben. If that makes sense.

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