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I enjoyed this book more than I liked The Kite Runner. Its a captivating read about what it is like to be a woman living in Afgahnistan.
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Even though The Kite Runner didn’t entirely meet my expectations I decided to read A Thousand Splendid Suns as well. Again, like in The Kite Runner I found the storyline slightly predicable with some things being just a bit too convenient and well-timed to make it truly believable for me.
I did however prefer this book to The Kite Runner, perhaps because of it's female characters which I can relate to and identify with more. This can of course make for some quite depressing and aggravating readin ...more
I did however prefer this book to The Kite Runner, perhaps because of it's female characters which I can relate to and identify with more. This can of course make for some quite depressing and aggravating readin ...more
Finally a book that everyone in bookclub enjoyed.
I have to say that I found it hard to get into at the start though. I just couldn't connect with Mariam and her story and therefore didn't really care what was happening to her. Once Laila was introduced though, I was able to connect a bit more and was able to really get into the story and care about the characters. I found it amazing how well Hosseini was able to capture the voice of a who race of women. He did a great job of writing from their ...more
I have to say that I found it hard to get into at the start though. I just couldn't connect with Mariam and her story and therefore didn't really care what was happening to her. Once Laila was introduced though, I was able to connect a bit more and was able to really get into the story and care about the characters. I found it amazing how well Hosseini was able to capture the voice of a who race of women. He did a great job of writing from their ...more
Hosseini is an amazing story teller. Like Kite Runner, this tale is set in Afghanistan and spans the time period from the 1970's until the present. This is the story of two women, Laila & Mariam, & their struggles to survive and endure. It gave a real sense of the drastic changes that took place over the course of the Taliban's rule there. A very quick read and very moving.
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Love this book, love this book, love this book!!! It is so much better than The Kite Runner, even though I enjoyed it as well. Maybe because it focused on Two women instead of two men, I related to it a little more. Heartwarming, and heartwrenching. Couldn't put it down, and cried at the last page. I think everyone should read this book at least once!
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The poignantly sad story of two Afghani women whose lives are drawn together in marriage. This has a completely different tone and message than Hosseini's previous book, The Kite Runner. It made me grateful to live in the circumstances that I do and also more mindful of the women in the world who may not live that way.
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Loved listening to this story. I had just saw the movie "The Kite Runner" but I think I liked this a little better because the main characters were female. I totally understand why so many readers love his books.
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I have a love/hate relationship with this author. I love this book but the story makes me sad and angry. Same with the Kite Runner. That won't stop me from recommending them to any and all.
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The story here is pretty much heartbreaking, but very, very real. I couldn't put this book down and it inspired me to finally go pick up The Kite Runner by the same author.
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Recommended by Maritza Pozzi-Loyola (2014)
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