After reading The Kite Runner and being amazed I had to read Khaled Hosseini's second novel. This was even better! I found it to be a very easy read, easy to follow through the stories of each character. I am truly emotional during each chapter of this book. I could not put it down. I am so grateful that the author has shared his experiences with the reader. This is a great book for all high school age people for educational and informational purposes. A MUST READ
Andrea

Hosseini's second book is as good as his first. In this book he takes us along to witness the hard realities of life in Afghanistan through the eyes of two women trying to lead normal lives. Something as simple as loving and being loved back is not so easy in certain societies and certain times. The novel starts prior to the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan and ends in a post 9/11 world. The story is sad, but it is so well written that you'll have a hard time putting the book down. There are many themes in the book, but two strong ones are hope and perseverance.

this was so well written. i was so amazed @ the things that happened in my lifetime.

I don't even know where to begin...this book truly changed my life. What these two women - Marium and Leila - go through is astonishing and heart-wrenching. You really root for them from the get-go and feel their pain as they experience heartache after heartache and disappointment after disappointment. They both experience so many awful things in their lives, separately at first, then together, that you begin to wonder if it will ever get better.
I loved this book, I'd recommend it to anybody and everybody. It'll move your very soul.

The beginning of the book was a a little dry in my opinion and I had a hard time making it through it. I kept reading a little, getting bored and coming back to it in a month or so. Anyways, somewhere in the middle things really started picking up, and finished up very strong. I was impressed, and it was a good story, although not quite as good as The Kite Runner.