Just noting that I read it this weekend after my cousin suggested it way back. It was a quick read and I enjoyed it though sometimes it's tough to stick around and root for a weak character with little virtue (other than his constant self-acknowledgment of this flaw) until he inevitably finds redemption in the final few chapters.
"She said, 'I'm so afraid.' And I said, 'Why?,' and she said, 'Because I'm so profoundly happy, Dr. Rasul. Happiness like this is frightening.' I asked her why and she said, 'They only let you be this happy if they're preparing to take something from you.'" (p.262)
"Zendagi migzara, Afgahns like to say: Life goes on, unmindful of beginning, end, kamyab, nah-kam, crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow, dusty caravan of kochis." (p.376)
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