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Grace
is 61% done
Despite exploring the same time and in a way, place (not that Afghanistan is monolith culturally) as The Kite Runner and the similarities that comes of it, there is so much different. Gender is the primary reason but also class.
In a way, it's a look at what happened to those that got left behind during the turmoil that was the 80s and 90s. A very foreign sensation to those who fled.
— Jul 24, 2026 11:30AM
In a way, it's a look at what happened to those that got left behind during the turmoil that was the 80s and 90s. A very foreign sensation to those who fled.
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Grace
is 76% done
Hoo boy when The Kite Runner said "There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood", it took that line and hammered it in in this book.
Which is a big reason why I'm kind of bum rushing the last quarter of this book. Not only because I have less than a week on the library loan, but also because this is really not the right time for me to be reading this. I'm not emotionally prepared for it.
— Jul 26, 2026 08:54AM
Which is a big reason why I'm kind of bum rushing the last quarter of this book. Not only because I have less than a week on the library loan, but also because this is really not the right time for me to be reading this. I'm not emotionally prepared for it.
Grace
is 2% done
Well at least this time, unlike with the Kite Runner, I'm prepared mentally for a dark story and have a lineup that can accommodate the grimness.
Picked this book up in a little free library and reading it for a monthly keyword challenge because it has two of the keywords in the title. I've seen reports its better than the Kite Runner also. So there's that.
— Jul 16, 2026 02:17PM
Picked this book up in a little free library and reading it for a monthly keyword challenge because it has two of the keywords in the title. I've seen reports its better than the Kite Runner also. So there's that.