It is good to write something after weeks, I guess. Life is not always easy. It test everyone in an unpredictable way . In this testing situation reading a book of this kind always feel better. I don’t know how about you, but I felt a lot better. “We all walked two by two, so that none of us have to walk alone” What a cache line this is! And how meaningful this is ! Story revolves around this simple two lines. We all need a support in our life, though we neglect it. We always needed it. When someone walk along with us through all our struggles. It gives us a feel that we are not alone. Someone is there for us. This is a slow-moving novel which had the ability of pull you into the life of Russ, a middle-class family man. He faces lot of problems one by one. But he faces everything with a brave heart and overcome those problems. In spite of all these things, he still enjoys life. Life is all about that, isn’t it? This story ultimately tries to sa...
This is my third novel of Khaled. Already read Thousand splendid sons and Kite Runner. I should say this is not as good as remaining two. But it is unique and real. This story also did not fail to speak about the pain of Afghans. War, loss of life, Intervention of taliban and suffering continue to run in background here also. I think the same template makes the story as not so interesting one. If you hear the same thing again and again, you will loss interest in it. Same applies here also. It is about the unconditional love of a Brother and Sister. Abdullah who is a brother of his two year old sister Pari, take care of her as his own daughter. They lost their Mother while she giving birth to Pari. That is where Abdullah took the responsibility of a Mother. This won't continue for a long time. Pari's father gave Pari to a wealthy family due to his poverty and for a good life for his daughter. That is where Abdullah and Pari parted from each other. Remianing of the st...