![]() ![]() Hosseini attempts to anchor the reader in this complex history, by showing how specific historical events-the departure of the Soviets from Kabul, for instance, or the arrival of the Taliban-impacts the lives of the characters. Finally, the book ends during the American occupation of Afghanistan following the events of September 11, 2001. After a decade of bloody infighting, the Taliban seize control and establish peace but also an extremely strict Shari’a law. After battles with the Mujahideen, or Islamic fighters supported by the United States, the Soviet Union finally withdraws its last troops in 1989 and the Mujahideen take over. In 1978, there is a Communist counter-coup, and the Soviet Union invades in 1979. When the story opens, Afghanistan has recently undergone a bloodless coup in 1973. Throughout this time, Afghanistan was subjected to a series of violent, brutal wars and numerous political coups. The novel takes place over approximately forty years, from the early 1970s, when Mariam is a teenager, to 2003, when Laila is settled once again in Kabul with her family. ![]()
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So reader be warned there might be spoilers after this point! Summary ![]() I try to always keep my reviews as spoiler free as possible but at the same time, this series references things from previous books and it is difficult to review the book without having some spoilers from previous books. If you do not want any spoilers then I recommend stop reading my review after this paragraph. If you like new or young adult fantasy books with some romance (and in this case a lot more sex) then this is going to be a must read for you! This series has been basically everywhere around the blog-o-sphere over the last few years so if you haven’t heard of it, I would be shocked! I was super excited to read this series when it first came out, but I had a lot of other books on my TBR and sadly didn’t make it around to reading this one until now but I did have multiple copies of the book on my shelf and I knew it would be one that I enjoyed. ![]() If you haven’t yet read this series, it’s definitely worth checking out! Though you must absolutely read these books in order as a lot happens in this book that is a carry over from previous books. This series currently has five books in it and the second book in this series really set things up nicely for this book and upcoming books in the series. After reading the second book in this series, I was in full on binge reading mode and ready to see what happens in this exciting series. ![]() ![]() 'Vaughn-James remains a significant figure in comics history because his work was singular, literate, experimental, and often unsurpassably good.' – The Walrus I think The Cage is a masterpiece of comic art.'– Seth 'I don't use the word "masterpiece" lightly. This new edition, which includes an introduction by comics master Seth, brings Martin Vaughn-James's nightmarish vision to a new generation of readers. Within the cage's barbed-wire confines, we observe humanity only through its traces: a filmic sequence of discarded objects –headphones, inky stains, dishevelled bedsheets –scored by a deafening cacophony of breaths, cries and unsettling silence. Cryptic and disturbing, it spurns narrative for atmosphere, guiding us through a labyrinthine series of crumbling facades, disarrayed rooms and desolate landscapes, as time stutters backward and forward. ![]() First published in 1975, The Cage was a graphic novel before there was a name for the medium. ![]() |