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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Nadia
Jul 05, 2014 rated it it was amazing
I was surprised to find that I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I devoured it in 3 days.
I normally like to read light books and more often than not they are romance!

This however, was different. It was deeper.
It started off slowly and I didn't think I would get into it. I pushed through and once Laila's character was introduced the book moved very quickly. It became really interesting and all the 'boring' information at the beginning made sense and enhanced the story. I felt that it increased the de
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Stacy
Dec 30, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Two things about this book:
1. I couldn't put it down.
2. It made me cry almost the entire way through.
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Christine
Jul 30, 2013 rated it really liked it
3.5, but decided to round up. However, this is definitely not equal to The Kite Runner!
Wisteria
Sep 22, 2016 rated it it was amazing
This is a book brimming with humanity.
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