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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
I understand why they teach this book in schools. This book is extremely emotional and filled with trauma. It’s about harsh realities and working through powerlessness. This is extremely well written and so suspenseful. Amir is an imperfect character from start to finish, but I relate to him. I need to process this one for a while.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one of my favorite books EVER!!! I absolutely devoured this book within a couple of days. To me it represented navigating strong feelings as a child, with rashness and ignorance. Especially when the lines are blurred between friend and servant, companion and rival, servant and brother . And how choosing not to act, and choosing to do the wrong thing, despite every bone in your body telling you otherwise, can haunt you for the rest of your life.
I don't think I have ever had such complicated feelings towards a main character in my life. I feel bad for the lack of love his father shows him, and the pain he feels because of it. But I absolutely loathe how he takes out his feelings on Hassan, because Hassan was the sweetest, most loyal boy ever.
However, this book is a little bit gory, with some scenes of violence, child abuse, and attempted suicide, which made me uneasy at times. It made the story much more vivid and definitely needed to be there. This is just a trigger warning for anyone who wouldn't feel comfortable with that content. (I usually stay away from books like that, but I got so deep into the book I couldn't turn back!
To put it shortly, I absolutely loved this book, and I would definitely give it a read. It was filled with emotion, depth, and lots of love. However, some of the content in the book might be too much for some people.
I don't think I have ever had such complicated feelings towards a main character in my life. I feel bad for the lack of love his father shows him, and the pain he feels because of it. But I absolutely loathe how he takes out his feelings on Hassan, because Hassan was the sweetest, most loyal boy ever.
However, this book is a little bit gory, with some scenes of violence, child abuse, and attempted suicide, which made me uneasy at times. It made the story much more vivid and definitely needed to be there. This is just a trigger warning for anyone who wouldn't feel comfortable with that content. (I usually stay away from books like that, but I got so deep into the book I couldn't turn back!
To put it shortly, I absolutely loved this book, and I would definitely give it a read. It was filled with emotion, depth, and lots of love. However, some of the content in the book might be too much for some people.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, War
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautifully written book, very fast paced and compelling. A real page turner. I struggled to empathise with the protagonist, but overall brilliant literature.
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
'For you, a thousand times over'
This quote is staying with me for the rest of my life, even after! This was one hell of a read, my first novel of the year and a delight!
The opening is so good, the characters introduced so aptly and beautifully and even if it seems like the details are unneeded at first, everything which the narrator tells you in the beginning, it is reconnected. This was beautiful that each and every thing had a conclusion, there was nothing left to wonder about.
There was sorrow and misery, too much of it honestly, so much that at the end I found myself cursing the writer for making me go through it, I literally begged for a happy ending, I could not see anymore deaths, the last one would have broken me.
Amir is a character all of us can relate to, we all made mistakes, grave ones which we regret till day but instead of crying over them or trying to run away from them, we should aim at redemption. We should face it and show courage, try to undo the damage to maximum degree.
Or as Rahim Khan sahib said, 'There is always a way to be good again'
The problems of Afghanistan were also so well carved and I did feel so sorry for it's people, especially the ones which had to go back and see their home in ruins. This book makes think that this is the way history is to be taught, through case studies.
The best part was the dynamics of Amir, I hated him for what he did to Hassan (it was no surprise and nor was their relation, I guessed it so accurately). I still don't think I think he did enough good to cover up his sin, no amount of goodness could ever do that, but just his suffering and his redemption made me love him. There was also another line which was (I don't remember verbatim), Who was I to chastise someone for their past, and that made me love him. After all he was a boy.
A wonderful read and I am a Khalid Hosseini fan already. I would recommend this to anyone!
This quote is staying with me for the rest of my life, even after! This was one hell of a read, my first novel of the year and a delight!
The opening is so good, the characters introduced so aptly and beautifully and even if it seems like the details are unneeded at first, everything which the narrator tells you in the beginning, it is reconnected. This was beautiful that each and every thing had a conclusion, there was nothing left to wonder about.
There was sorrow and misery, too much of it honestly, so much that at the end I found myself cursing the writer for making me go through it, I literally begged for a happy ending, I could not see anymore deaths, the last one would have broken me.
Amir is a character all of us can relate to, we all made mistakes, grave ones which we regret till day but instead of crying over them or trying to run away from them, we should aim at redemption. We should face it and show courage, try to undo the damage to maximum degree.
Or as Rahim Khan sahib said, 'There is always a way to be good again'
The problems of Afghanistan were also so well carved and I did feel so sorry for it's people, especially the ones which had to go back and see their home in ruins. This book makes think that this is the way history is to be taught, through case studies.
The best part was the dynamics of Amir, I hated him for what he did to Hassan (it was no surprise and nor was their relation, I guessed it so accurately). I still don't think I think he did enough good to cover up his sin, no amount of goodness could ever do that, but just his suffering and his redemption made me love him. There was also another line which was (I don't remember verbatim), Who was I to chastise someone for their past, and that made me love him. After all he was a boy.
A wonderful read and I am a Khalid Hosseini fan already. I would recommend this to anyone!
This was a very well written book. It was heartbreaking go see everything Hassan went through. Especially how loyal he was. The fact that Amir lied about him stealing and let them move away without saying anything was terrible. I understand he was just a kid though. I do feel like he mad up for it by going for his son.