A Thousand Splendid Suns in 2015 Reading Challenge [Closed]

Mar 04, 2013 Alina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook, favorites, challenges-2013

This was an incredible book! I actually listened to it on CD and the narrator (Atossa Leoni) made it very easy to listen to and follow the story. I think reading this might be a bit difficult with all the Afghan names and places. She had the perfect accent to tell this story.
What a heart-wrenching story of two women whose lives cross under terrible circumstances. The story takes place over time so the history of Afghanistan is experienced. It was disturbing and sad - especially the abuse of wom ...more

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Oct 31, 2012 Micah rated it did not like it

Shelves: fiction

Meh. Listened to it on the drive from Maine to Toronto. Predictable and easy. I honestly loved his voice as a narrator, some of the lines are beautiful. But the characters are boring (they get ptsd for like a month and then shake it off, wut), the plot is trite (omg commupance!), and there's something uncomfortably western about the perspective - I wasn't really looking to get roped into the authors take on 'teh poor muslum womenz.' Like, I read novels to gain a sense of empathy, not pity. And I ...more

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Mar 04, 2025 Jenny rated it it was amazing

Shelves: recommended

Wow, wow, wow…I put this one off for a long time, thinking I would not enjoy it, that it would be a difficult and tedious read, that the setting and culture would be too far removed from my own and I would be unable to relate to the characters. I was so wrong. The story begged to be read. Faith and hope emanated from the bleakest of war torn lands and its people. The veiled women became my sisters, and the characters will remain in my heart and mind for months to come.

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