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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
۲۰۲۱ تموم شد ولی ۲۰۲۲ ریویو مینویسم. کافیه یه جمله از خالد حسینی بدید و من بزارمش وسط قلبم. آه
Khaled Hosseini is a marvellous storyteller as you would know if you had read either “The Kite Runner” or “A Thousand Splendid Suns“.
This novel covers a period of over sixty years from the late forties to 2010. He’s great with words and produces images that flow poetically. The story is touching, emotional and speaks of life’s hardships and the difficult choices one must make and how those choices can have a ripple effect on those around you.
Unlike his previous novels that tended to focus on just a couple of characters, this has a larger cast. There maybe too many stories to follow. We begin with 10 year old Abdullah and his beloved 3 year old sister Pari, in Afghanistan in the fifties, they are inseparable until the day their hard working father leaves the daughter with a childless rich couple in Kabul. Pari grows up feeling some absence in her life, but not knowing what.
Abdullah was older and never forgot his little sister, even when he moved to America.
This is not just the tale of two siblings separated at an early age but of many related narratives. One is of a Greek plastic surgeon, whose childhood friend had been savagely disfigured by a dog, a fact which leads to him working as a volunteer in Kabul, helping children disfigured in the conflicts that have ebbed and flowed across Afghanistan. A dozen life stories have been compressed into the novel united by the Kabul connection and a substantial yearning for something more.
If the novel doesn’t move you at some level, you are truly heartless.
This novel covers a period of over sixty years from the late forties to 2010. He’s great with words and produces images that flow poetically. The story is touching, emotional and speaks of life’s hardships and the difficult choices one must make and how those choices can have a ripple effect on those around you.
Unlike his previous novels that tended to focus on just a couple of characters, this has a larger cast. There maybe too many stories to follow. We begin with 10 year old Abdullah and his beloved 3 year old sister Pari, in Afghanistan in the fifties, they are inseparable until the day their hard working father leaves the daughter with a childless rich couple in Kabul. Pari grows up feeling some absence in her life, but not knowing what.
Pari didn’t understand. She read a story once about a middle aged Turkish man who had suddenly slipped into a deep depression when the twin brother he never knew existed had suffered a fatal heart attack while on a canoe expedition in the Amazon rainforest. It was the closest anyone had come to articulating what she felt.
Abdullah was older and never forgot his little sister, even when he moved to America.
This is not just the tale of two siblings separated at an early age but of many related narratives. One is of a Greek plastic surgeon, whose childhood friend had been savagely disfigured by a dog, a fact which leads to him working as a volunteer in Kabul, helping children disfigured in the conflicts that have ebbed and flowed across Afghanistan. A dozen life stories have been compressed into the novel united by the Kabul connection and a substantial yearning for something more.
If the novel doesn’t move you at some level, you are truly heartless.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
emotional
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Could've been shorter, for better impact; just dragged too much imo.
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
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:
Complicated