This is a very well written story that will make you feel as if you are right there in Afghanistan with the characters. It is a novel but it sure reads more like an audio-biography. This is a wonderful wonderful story.

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this is a wonderful book- what was it like for two women to actually live through all the turmoil of Afghanistan- the sacrifices a mother makes for her family; how much sacrifice before you snap- how do you reconcile your dreams with the culture?

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I was hooked on this book from the first chapter. Very sad, but couldn't wait to hear what would happen next. It was very enlightening also. Didn't realize how poorly women are still treated in other parts of the world. I would recommend. He is a GREAT author.

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This book moved a little slow and was a bit depressing at first but things improved later in the book. I know more about life in Afghanistan now than I did before.

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Khaled Hosseini's depiction of the lives and roles of women in Afghanistan's history is simultaneously breathtaking and heartbreaking. I listened to the on a road trip, and, on several occasions, wept openly for Mariam and Laila, two women who will live in my mind for a long time to come.

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This was a great audiobook. The narrator helped me feel like I was right there with the characters. Highly recommended read.

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Excellent narration! While this was a very painful book to listen to/read, it was well worth it by the time the end came near. It is a very profoundly sad at times, and horrifying as well. It is indeed haunting, heartbreaking and compelling. Hosseini is able to take his reader right into the story, and it feels as though one is right there with the characters experiencing it alongside of them. Although this was set in Afghanistan with all the horrors of being a woman there, I believe there is a universality to some of the themes within the story: domestic violence, abuse, helplessness, etc. Hosseini's books have opened up a new culture and experience for me and caused me to have a deep appreciation for Afghani women and their suffering. Even though this is a painful story, there is much beauty within its pages.

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