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*SPOILER ALERT!*I know everyone raves about this book.
However, I think it went too far. Obviously, the initial tragedy that destroyed the friendship of the two boys of different classes in Afghanistan was a central part of the plot.
But the tragedies kept piling up. The exact point of the book where the tragedies hit critical mass is where the son of the narrator's childhood friend (and close relative, it turns out--not sure how I felt about that plot device either) attempts suicide.
I guess the up side of that umpteenth turning point/tragedy in the book is at least the narrator finally pulls his head out of his own personal sand and wakes up.
Maybe I perceived the book this way because I have sons. I heard the movie was very good, but I skipped it. I also understood the concern for the young boys playing the individual characters.
However, I think it went too far. Obviously, the initial tragedy that destroyed the friendship of the two boys of different classes in Afghanistan was a central part of the plot.
But the tragedies kept piling up. The exact point of the book where the tragedies hit critical mass is where the son of the narrator's childhood friend (and close relative, it turns out--not sure how I felt about that plot device either) attempts suicide.
I guess the up side of that umpteenth turning point/tragedy in the book is at least the narrator finally pulls his head out of his own personal sand and wakes up.
Maybe I perceived the book this way because I have sons. I heard the movie was very good, but I skipped it. I also understood the concern for the young boys playing the individual characters.
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