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astronautin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: War and Suicide
Minor: Drug abuse
blau_elmo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A novel covering the stories of the different generations of a single family, some left a more lasting impact than others, but reading it gave me a better understanding of the turmoil of the Afghan people, as well as greater insight into the geopolitical climate of the region at the time.
Hosseini never fails to deliver his poignant stories of family, love, loss and his everpresent representation of his homeland.
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: War
forgetmenotsareflowers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: War and Death
Moderate: Violence and Sexual violence
lesejaguar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, War, Death of parent, Dementia, and Suicide
cultbyproxy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The rope that pulls you from the flood can become a noose around your neck.
yes, this is the story of brother and sister, of parent and child, but it is so much more. it is love, and loss, and secrets, and friendship, and the attempt to reconcile the holes in our hearts that grow wider, and deeper, with age and experience.
Out beyond ideas
of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field.
I’ll meet you there.
- Jelaluddin Rumi, 13th Century
Graphic: Dementia, Abandonment, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity
karwc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Minor: Cancer, Grief, Murder, Child death, War, Terminal illness, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Death
grapefruitjuice's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Classism, Chronic illness, Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and War
schnarlie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Dementia, Abandonment, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Murder, and War
Minor: Physical abuse and Cancer
stacy_es's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death and Terminal illness
Moderate: War, Suicide, and Alcoholism
ginbat's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Miscarriage, Medical content, Abandonment, War, Chronic illness, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Infertility
Minor: Child death
Adoption trauma