TLDR/OPinion: 6/10
Hosseini's harrowing microcosmic tale of ​the wider degeneration of his native country, Afghanistan, tells the story of its oppression and corruption at the hands of other nations and terrorists groups from the unique perspective of 2 children. The book travels through history and across countries, a tale of betrayal, heartbreak, inequality and redemption.
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litotes
The expression of something often ironically by its contrary. e.g. not too bad
litotes
alexandrine
In relation to meter, 12 syllables in French verse, a line of 6 stresses in English
allegory
An extended metaphor
allusion
An indirect hint/reference to bring to mind another literary work or motif
The moment of a protagonist's realisation/epiphany of their true character or moral trajectory
anagnorisis
anaphora
The repetition of the same words or phrase at the beginning of consecutive clauses
An indirect hint/reference to bring to mind another literary work or motif