Gripping story, ending was a little too saccharine for my taste, but still, an educational work.

A wonderful story. Such sadness but still a great saga.

On its own this is a wonderful book, but compared to "The Kite Runner" slightly disappointing. Heartbreakingly sad, I thought the characters were well developed, but in the early chapters, before their lives intersect, I often found myself confused as to what was happening to whom and when.