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Even better than The Kite Runner. The author's ability to write from the perspective of not one, but two, women is phenomenal. He's definitely in touch with his feminine side! It should be a must-read for American high schoolers.
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“One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.� This was another fantastic book by Hosseini. To me, he is one of the best story tellers ever. This book was the story of Mariam and Laila. The first part is about Mariam who lives with her mom in the hills looking over Herat, Afghanistan. Her father Jalil, was not married to her mother, but he would come visit Mariam once a week. She lived for these visits. Her mother was a bitter
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Khaled Hosseini has done it again. He's broken my heart with a story I'll never forget, a story that made me hug my kids a little tighter, a story that made me think of all the freedoms we take for granted in this country, a story that made me seek out my husband and tell him how much I appreciate him.
He tells the story of two women, Mariam and Laila, brought together under dire circumstances in war-torn Afghanistan. One woman is destined for a life of heartache, while the other is destined to ...more
He tells the story of two women, Mariam and Laila, brought together under dire circumstances in war-torn Afghanistan. One woman is destined for a life of heartache, while the other is destined to ...more
Like The Kite Runner before it, A Thousand Splendid Suns centers around the incredible lives of modern Afghani men and women. The subject matter is, as expected, extremely bleak, yet Hosseini's cleaver hand paints vivid and amiable characters that make the books hard to put down.
A Thousand Splendid Suns chronicles the lives of two Afghani women struggling to survive through all the tumultuous events of the past few decades.
It's both fascinating and revolting to watch the country of Afghanistan ...more
A Thousand Splendid Suns chronicles the lives of two Afghani women struggling to survive through all the tumultuous events of the past few decades.
It's both fascinating and revolting to watch the country of Afghanistan ...more
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I wouldn't be the first to say I enjoyed Kite Runner more. This book, while still good in its own right, felt a little less enjoyable. It was almost a bit by the numbers. That said there were some memorable and deeply haunting moments.
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I just finsihed reading this. So, so good! It's been a while since I read a book I hated to put down. :)
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I really loved this book. It is one of my all tome favorites.
Jul 09, 2008
Tim (Mole) The Gunslinger
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