Susan H. (casper803) reviewed on 12/16/2010 + 18 more book reviews

The Kite Runner was a pretty rough story, so I had been a little reluctant to read this one. Despite the depressing nature of the story, I liked this one better. The story spans a few decades in Afghanistan and features two different women from very different circumstances who end up married to the same awful, abusive man. I can't even begin to describe the different relationships covered, it's a pretty tangled web, but the book is very well written, has great character development, and has a good (if slightly 'easy') ending. I ended up learning considerably more about the Afghan culture than I did from The Kite Runner, which helped me understand our current political situation a little better.

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