Apparently, the first novel published by an Afghani writer. Short sharp sentences, which I didn’t mind.
It's a bit of a sob story, and telegraphed throughout the novel so there are no surprises.
Assef character shown as the child bully who grows up to be the Taliban bully is rather contrived, though Hassan ins a nicely drawn character. Over done on the Shorab story.
I felt that the narrator was not a nice character who tries to redeem himself, however he was only a child when he did those things so a little hard on himself…….
It's an Interesting insight into 70’s Afghanistan and the flight to Pakistan was interesting. Not a great story, but I have read worse.
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