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  • I had to read this book after reading Hosseini's, The Kite Runner. His writing style is intense and realistic. He writes with lucidity and emotion. I was moved to tears in both books. What I especially loved about, A Thousand Splendid Suns was the friendship the women made in most terrible of circum ... Continue

    I had to read this book after reading Hosseini's, The Kite Runner. His writing style is intense and realistic. He writes with lucidity and emotion. I was moved to tears in both books. What I especially loved about, A Thousand Splendid Suns was the friendship the women made in most terrible of circumstances. Five stars *****

    

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  • VERY good book!!! I wish I wouldn't have waited so long to read it now! I was mostly afraid it would be full of politics I couldn't understand, but it wasn't. I recommend this book to everyone!! It's been a while since I've read a book where I actually fall in love with some characters and hate oth ... Continue

    VERY good book!!! I wish I wouldn't have waited so long to read it now! I was mostly afraid it would be full of politics I couldn't understand, but it wasn't. I recommend this book to everyone!! It's been a while since I've read a book where I actually fall in love with some characters and hate others, this was that kind of book. These characters will stay with me for a long time.

    

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• ― mndy said on Feb 27, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  • It was painful to read. He is a great author, the kite runner was amazing. But this was too much. I finished it because I needed to know the ending. But it was hard, there is just too much suffering. Too much sadness.

    

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• ― VeraHuff said on Oct 2, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  • a story that makes you think and be grateful of what you have.

    

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• ― Vickywt said on Jun 3, 2009 | 1 feedback| 1 feedback

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  • A pretty sad story about two women in Kabu, Afghanistan. The plot wasn't as exciting as Kite Runner, but the style of writing and emotion has improved much from the first one.

    Mariam and Laila were coming from totally different background, and yet their fate and lives were brought together by ... Continue

    A pretty sad story about two women in Kabu, Afghanistan. The plot wasn't as exciting as Kite Runner, but the style of writing and emotion has improved much from the first one.

    Mariam and Laila were coming from totally different background, and yet their fate and lives were brought together by an unworthy man, somehow protected them from the warlords that came and went. Though their rebellion instinct produced many wretched beating from their husband, the same stubbornness that brought them back to Kabu to rebuild their home.

    

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• ― artie said on Jan 7, 2009 | 1 feedback| 1 feedback

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  • For me, this was better than Kite Runner. I felt closely connected to both female characters and was amazed by how well Hosseini was able to depict women. The story itself is heartbreaking, yet inspirational. This is one of my all-time favorites.

    

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• ― Jamie Rominski said on Aug 11, 2008 | Add your feedback

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to the post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.

Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love—a stunning accomplishment

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