A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Novel
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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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-25-2009
- A stirring glimpse of daily life in 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-24-2009
- Stunning
This is a very moving story about the power of friendship to sustain you through life's hardships. Mariam is married to Rasheed at the age of 15. Some 20 years later, he takes a second wife (Laila) and eventually the two form a bond so...
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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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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-24-2009
- A Thousand Splendid Suns
Excellent story, interesting, well written. Once I started reading, it was hard to put the book down. The reader is involved at all times and our compassion for the country of Afghanistan and her people is awakened.
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-25-2009
- A stirring glimpse of daily life in 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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