14 hours • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451486400
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks
Publication date: 10 November 2015
Description
It begins in 1952. Ten-year-old Abdullah and his younger sister, Pari, are everything to each other. What happens to them, at the despairing hand of their father, will test the unshakable bonds of family and irrevocably change not just their own l...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,009 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 66%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 26%
challenging 23%
dark 18%
adventurous 16%
tense 12%
informative 10%
mysterious 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Abandonment, Terminal illnessModerate
Suicide, War, AlcoholismMinor
Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness
14 hours • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780451486400
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks
Publication date: 10 November 2015
Description
It begins in 1952. Ten-year-old Abdullah and his younger sister, Pari, are everything to each other. What happens to them, at the despairing hand of their father, will test the unshakable bonds of family and irrevocably change not just their own l...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,009 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 66%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 26%
challenging 23%
dark 18%
adventurous 16%
tense 12%
informative 10%
mysterious 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 23% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Abandonment, Terminal illnessModerate
Suicide, War, AlcoholismMinor
Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness