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roeya's review against another edition
5.0
I’ll be needing 3-4 business days to recover from this book.
Thanks x.
Thanks x.
annagr3ta's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
mcrocus4's review against another edition
5.0
Would absolutely use this in the classroom, and I would hesitate to use excerpts. Every single word counts.
This would be useful in discussions about: world literature, poetry, human rights (esp. women, refugees, war-torn countries), the War on Terror, political upheaval, I could go on...
Personally, I found this to be an essential addition to any library. Lexically it's almost universally approachable. This is one of the life-changers.
This would be useful in discussions about: world literature, poetry, human rights (esp. women, refugees, war-torn countries), the War on Terror, political upheaval, I could go on...
Personally, I found this to be an essential addition to any library. Lexically it's almost universally approachable. This is one of the life-changers.
marge13's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
elisability's review against another edition
5.0
The story starts in a small village in Afghanistan in the 1970s, where a young girl tries in vain to get accepted by her father (she’s a bastard), and eventually gets married off, at age 15, to a much older man from Kabul. Then we follow another young girl, years later, in Kabul, who through a series of circumstances will end up married to the same man. We follow these two women, Mariam and Laila, over a span of decades, during the multiple wars that tore apart their country.
I loved this story to bits. Like the other story by Hosseini, [b:The Kite Runner|77203|The Kite Runner|Khaled Hosseini|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1484565687s/77203.jpg|3295919], it is beyond touching and you can’t help but be extremely moved by the characters and their plights. I was moved to tears at the end, it was so beautiful. I’m so in awe of the author for creating such a story–especially with two female characters.
I also learned so much about the whole historical context, the Taliban and everything. I’d seen part of it reading [b:Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood|9516|Persepolis The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)|Marjane Satrapi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425871473s/9516.jpg|3303888], but this was even more in depth I found, especially when it comes to how women were affected.
I loved this story to bits. Like the other story by Hosseini, [b:The Kite Runner|77203|The Kite Runner|Khaled Hosseini|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1484565687s/77203.jpg|3295919], it is beyond touching and you can’t help but be extremely moved by the characters and their plights. I was moved to tears at the end, it was so beautiful. I’m so in awe of the author for creating such a story–especially with two female characters.
I also learned so much about the whole historical context, the Taliban and everything. I’d seen part of it reading [b:Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood|9516|Persepolis The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)|Marjane Satrapi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425871473s/9516.jpg|3303888], but this was even more in depth I found, especially when it comes to how women were affected.
needcoffeenow's review against another edition
5.0
Just read this book for the 2nd time, this time was for book club and I loved it even more than before! I think this time because I knew that it ended in a good way, I was able to focus a little more on individual characters actions and their motivations. This book is heart-wrenching, it will make you cringe and it may make you cry ---- but the courage and strength displayed by the women, both Mariam and Laila is truly inspiring and makes me feel very blessed to have been born in the US.
ahaga's review against another edition
5.0
I will admit, I couldn’t pronounce most of the places and names in this book but it didn’t stop me. I didn’t know a lot of Afghanistan’s history and what an amazing way to learn. I think this is a really good read for anyone that assumes Afghanistan is just a “terrorist” country. It’s heartbreaking yet full of hope. It opens your eyes to what war does to towns and people. This book wrecked me multiples times and I couldn’t even read through the tears. The female leads in this book will truly be one’s I never forget, and may we never be forced to make decisions they had to.