This was such a real story, as all of Hosseini's are. The end was heartbreaking. You want so badly for everything to turn out right, for Abdullah to remember his sister, but things don't always work out in real life. I loved the different stories that were told and all were spiderwebbed together. And I was very happy with how everything somehow centered around Abdullah and Pari. I loved Markos' story, but his was the only one that I felt didn't quite fit with the rest. All in all, this was a very well written and wonderful read, with beautiful language. Perhaps not as powerful as his first two, but definitely impressive. Maybe it was just that it's different, exploring the more universal pains versus the last two that explored more specific personal pains and struggles. 3/3...what amazing talent.