You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
3.5 Stars
This book was beautifully written, but my gosh was it sad. I cried a few times throughout the story, but I would still recommend it.
This book was beautifully written, but my gosh was it sad. I cried a few times throughout the story, but I would still recommend it.
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i don’t care how many great reviews this has or the fact that all social media is giving the highest praises for this book. i didn’t care for it nor would i recommend it.
i did like some moments of the book and appreciated the writing style though to be fair, the writing did feel targeted to young audiences (i can see this being a popular high school read and even an important one for that age).
but i don’t care for bildungsroman genres nor for any of the graphic scenes including: child on child sexual assault, pedophilia, parent with cancer or the suicide attempt.
i did appreciate that the author gave life to afghanistan that is not seen in western media and felt truly heartbroken as the story continued to darken, even though i knew what was to come from historical context of the time.
i did like some moments of the book and appreciated the writing style though to be fair, the writing did feel targeted to young audiences (i can see this being a popular high school read and even an important one for that age).
but i don’t care for bildungsroman genres nor for any of the graphic scenes including: child on child sexual assault, pedophilia, parent with cancer or the suicide attempt.
i did appreciate that the author gave life to afghanistan that is not seen in western media and felt truly heartbroken as the story continued to darken, even though i knew what was to come from historical context of the time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Classism
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Murder
Minor: War
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I probably wasn’t old enough to be reading this, but it was overly dark and depressing
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I adored his book can’t believe it’s taken me so long to pick up! Couldn’t put it down.
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced