At first as I was reading I thought this latest from Hosseni was better than The Kite Runner, and it is a good book, but by the end I was weary because of all of the characters the author introduces throughout the novel. I wish his character focus was more narrow.
In essence Hosseni writes about the power of place and of early family relationships the place and family we all come from and its lifetime power over all of us, and his place is Afghanistan. What a mysterious, barren, and tragic land is Afghanistan!
The main story line is the closeness of a brother and sister and what happened to them. The ending is not as dramatic as The Kite Runner but it's okay yet you don't get a lump in your throat like the kite runner.
Hosseni is a great story-teller, as good as any we have working today. He is always worth reading.
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