A Thousand Splendid Suns (Readers Circle (Center Point))
AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS ON THE BESTSELLER LISTS, KHALED HOSSEINI RETURNS WITH A BEAUTIFUL, RIVETING, AND HAUNTING NOVEL OF ENORMOUS CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE. 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 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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ProductReviews94/100 (100 Reviews)
Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-01-2009
- Look into the stunning life of Afghanistan.
Khaled Hosseini follows his best-selling debut novel "The Kite Runner" The Kite Runner with a sequel that is every bit as splendid as the title suggests. The tone is set early: this is a story about the hardships women face in...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-31-2009
- A must read !!!
A Thousand Splendid SunsA moving,gripping story...The Kite Runner was good....this is amazing. Not an easy read because it is both depressing and horrifying, but a story everyone should read. It still resonates in my brain long after...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-30-2009
- A Thousand Splendid Suns
Where do I begin...this beautiful, sad, horrifying, and disturbing novel grabs you by the throat and never lets go. Fall in love with the characters and you'll find yourselves cheering outloud at their triumphs and crying over their...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-30-2009
- A Splendid Story
Having just recently read The Kite Runner, I was very eager to see if this second novel could stand up to the latter.Not only is the story equally captivating, but Khaled Hosseini succeeds in telling a story through the eyes of women as...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-01-2009
- Look into the stunning life of Afghanistan.
Khaled Hosseini follows his best-selling debut novel "The Kite Runner" The Kite Runner with a sequel that is every bit as splendid as the title suggests. The tone is set early: this is a story about the hardships women face in...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-24-2009
- Depressing
This book was:-Slow to start-Very depressing.......-Very tragicIt did pick up about half way through the book but it really was a sad and depressing read unlike the Kite Runner. I definitely enjoyed the Kite Runner better.
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-20-2009
- Shallow Characters and Story
"A Thousand Splendid Suns" is a tearjerker written for the bestseller list; it attempts to tug at your emotions with a trite storyline in a background of war. The characters are paper cutouts without depth; the storyline of oppressed...
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