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sophiecountsclouds's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, War, Genocide, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Vomit, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Medical content, Infertility, Body horror, Violence, and Blood
irerazu's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
annamint's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Actually amazing
sidharthvardhan's review against another edition
5.0
"Your mind stays in the place it's been thrown out of.”
- Naguib Mahfouz
True that - both for grownups looking back at their childhood memories and those migrants leaving their nations. A feeling of being exiled. And one looks back into one's past as Amir is doing both towards his childhood. And one does feel that feeling.
I ain't much about patriotism, much less about guilt some people like to associate with people migrating away from a nation seeking better lives ( it is this shame which gave title to Taslima Nasrin's Lajja) but there is a beautiful couplet from Sanskrit - about how after eating sweet fruits and soiling leaves, it is a disgusting life birds will have if they cant burn with trees.
It is this guilt the book's later half is about. Should migrants leaving disturbed nations feel guilty? I don't think so but it is understandable that they feel some kind of survivor guilt when they look back to ruins they leave behind. And so they come back, chasing after strayed kites much like Amir. (Wrongly felt -it is fault of politicians who start ridiculous wars)
- Naguib Mahfouz
True that - both for grownups looking back at their childhood memories and those migrants leaving their nations. A feeling of being exiled. And one looks back into one's past as Amir is doing both towards his childhood. And one does feel that feeling.
I ain't much about patriotism, much less about guilt some people like to associate with people migrating away from a nation seeking better lives ( it is this shame which gave title to Taslima Nasrin's Lajja) but there is a beautiful couplet from Sanskrit - about how after eating sweet fruits and soiling leaves, it is a disgusting life birds will have if they cant burn with trees.
It is this guilt the book's later half is about. Should migrants leaving disturbed nations feel guilty? I don't think so but it is understandable that they feel some kind of survivor guilt when they look back to ruins they leave behind. And so they come back, chasing after strayed kites much like Amir. (Wrongly felt -it is fault of politicians who start ridiculous wars)
a_fantasy_lover's review against another edition
2.0
The book's message is what I loved most - hope. That it's not the end of the world if you badly screw up, like REALLY badly.
But the idea of it being set in Afghanistan didn't really enter my mind. I'm not saying that it's bad, but it's just not my style cause I can see that alot of people liked it. However it was very realistic with an ending that was even more realistic. It was a nice change and a read out of my comfort zone.
But the idea of it being set in Afghanistan didn't really enter my mind. I'm not saying that it's bad, but it's just not my style cause I can see that alot of people liked it. However it was very realistic with an ending that was even more realistic. It was a nice change and a read out of my comfort zone.
its_charlielewis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-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
5.0
anders_holbaek's review against another edition
5.0
This will most likely be my favorite book of 2016. Selvdom do you come across a book with such complex, deep, rich emotions and characters.
anna_banana2010's review against another edition
‼️i am not rating this book because it is historical fiction and i try to keep these kinds of books neutral‼️
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⤷ i truly think this was an amazing story, it just took me forever because it does not interest me as much as the other kinds of books i tend to read
⤷ this really goes to show that you should always leave a relationship on a good note, because you never know what will happen
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⤷ i truly think this was an amazing story, it just took me forever because it does not interest me as much as the other kinds of books i tend to read
⤷ this really goes to show that you should always leave a relationship on a good note, because you never know what will happen