A Thousand Splendid Suns
 

A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini

It's difficult to imagine a harder first act to follow than The Kite Runner: a debut novel by an unknown writer about a country many readers knew little about that has gone on to have over four million copies in print worldwide. But when preview copies of Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, started circulating at Amazon.com, readers reacted with a unanimous enthusiasm that... (read more)

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Sufhia
  • Rated 5 stars

It is a beautiful Story about true friendship ,love ,sacrifice and oppression.
What i especaiily like about this book is that it is written through women perspective her emotions,sacrifice and fears.
Book also shed light on injusice and inequality which is not part of islam yet reflected in culture as part of islam.
Khaled Hussaini has presented contrast between male characters in the book as kind,compassionate and understanding while other injust and cruel.
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  • Ana B

    ana b said:

    I liked this one better than the Kite Runner... more informative about Afghanistan. The Kite I found too sentimental at times...I found this one to be more disturbing.

    posted 2 days ago
  • LostinPages

    lostinpages said:

    I am so absorbed with this book that I missed my subway stop this morning. I was just as taken in by The Kite Runner. He has an incredibly welcoming style of writing that just keeps me reading and reading.

    posted 6 days ago
  • ozma M

    ozma m said:

    This book had a strong effectiveness somehow it remain with you during the reading.It effect on your heart. The expressing of feelings and explenation of enviorenment is beautiful. After reading this book I know Taleban truely and I knew what happened in Afghnestan.

    posted 6 days ago
  • petiteragazza

    petiteragazza said:

    LOVE IT¡

    posted 12 days ago
  • Brandy C

    brandy c said:

    I think Rasheed is slightly complicated. For sure he is a vile and disgusting animal but he does have his human side that is damaged and hurt. But to me, that's like saying a serial killer was molested as a kid. Aw, isn't that sad but it doesn't excuse his behavior.

    You could say that he has had these tragedies in his life that have left him feeling utterly powerless and that he takes advantage of some of the most extreme customs of his culture to exert control over these women so that there is some part of his life where he has control. He gets most hostile when his power is tested. Aziza is born instead of a boy, the girls try to escape, his wife tries to deny him sex, etc.

    posted 12 days ago
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