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This book was included in “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.”
I own the 2006 edition of “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.” Peter Boxall is the general editor and the preface was written by Peter Ackroyd. This book has compiled 1001 recommended books, primarily novels which were selected by over 100 contributors (literary critics, professors of literature, etc.). For each recommended book there is information on the author and a short blurb about the book.
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This book was included in “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.”
I own the 2006 edition of “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.” Peter Boxall is the general editor and the preface was written by Peter Ackroyd. This book has compiled 1001 recommended books, primarily novels which were selected by over 100 contributors (literary critics, professors of literature, etc.). For each recommended book there is information on the author and a short blurb about the book.
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This was a five-star book for me because I could not put this book down, except for having to feed my dog. Although some people might feel this was contrived, I believe it was quite true to life based on what I have read before. Women did not really have rights and were treated as second class citizens in many cases, and many were beaten by their husbands. At the same time, they needed the "protection" of men.
I learned a lot from this book. It infuriated me re the actions of men toward women bec ...more
I learned a lot from this book. It infuriated me re the actions of men toward women bec ...more
“In Nana’s account of the day she gave birth to Mariam, no one came to help. It happened on a damp, overcast day in the spring of 1959, she said, the twenty-sixth year of King Zahir Shah’s mostly uneventful forty-eight year reign. She said that Jalil hadn’t bothered to summon a doctor, or even a midwife, even though he knew that the jinn might enter her body and cause her to have one her fits in the acts of delivering. She lay all alone on the kolba’s floor, a knife by her side, sweat drenching
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Sep 08, 2012
Joy
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it was amazing
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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.”
I wish I could capture of the beauty of this book with a book review. When I read The Kite Runner earlier this year, my heart was captivated for the people & culture of Afghanistan. That love was only compounded after reading A Thousand Splendid Suns. This story follows 3 generations of women, from Soviet occupation to the Taliban, and the love & loss they experienced. I don't even ...more
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.”
I wish I could capture of the beauty of this book with a book review. When I read The Kite Runner earlier this year, my heart was captivated for the people & culture of Afghanistan. That love was only compounded after reading A Thousand Splendid Suns. This story follows 3 generations of women, from Soviet occupation to the Taliban, and the love & loss they experienced. I don't even ...more
Plot-driven story, easy to follow while cooking and baking (I was listening to this one as an audio book). I've even shed a tear or two and I might have learned a little bit about Afghan history.
Unfortunately, the chararcters were one-dimensional and thus, neither very believable nor very engrossing. The good are too good to be true and the evil - well, they're super-evil, up to the point that even their off-spring becomes kind of evil (well, until the good guy gets in charge - there might be s ...more
Unfortunately, the chararcters were one-dimensional and thus, neither very believable nor very engrossing. The good are too good to be true and the evil - well, they're super-evil, up to the point that even their off-spring becomes kind of evil (well, until the good guy gets in charge - there might be s ...more
An education in the modern history of Afghanistan for myself and I am sure, many others. Made me more sensitive to to plight of women, children, good men and the educated in Afghanistan. I rated it as a three because I feel it is more a book that people should read for its historical description rather than its literary aspects.
This book was truly heart rending, but well-written and an excellent read. It gives a wonderful overview of what life has been like in Afghanistan for the past few decades. It shows how life was for the civilians, the people of the country. The historical aspects were good as well and increased my knowledge of the situation in this country and how things have come to pass. I identified with the characters and it was definitely a tear jerker.
Jun 18, 2013
Tea Beradze
marked it as to-read
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