Well, I suppose this will just be a wrap-up of sorts, just some of my final thoughts on the book. First, let me just say I enjoyed the book very much. Although it's not my favorite book I've read this year, or even really in the top-5, it's by no means a disappointing book. I'll put this out there first: It was a little repetitive. The beginning 1/3 was very fulfilling, but the book spiraled downward, as it were, from there. The same plot lines were simply visited again and again, using simple plot twists to retell and already mediocre storyline. And it worked- For a while. The story line seemed to be compelling enough, generally pushed by the simple change of location or addition of basic characters. That's not to say the book failed in all ways. On the contrary, it built on our knowledge of life in the middle east, and provided an in-depth and remarkable look inside. But, it tried to hard to follow up the previous success of "The Kite Runner," which, although it could be used to the novel's advantage, resulted in somewhat sloppy writing, and an overall bittersweet read.
There were some parts that did stand out in the text, however. Like I said, the beginning was very well written, and some of the characters were pretty good. But, characters, especially the children of Laila, were very vague, and the personalities seemed slapped on.
Now, I'm a picky reader, so don't take this review the wrong way.... 6.5/10
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