A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Sep 23, 2007 06:04PM

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I don't remember ever hating a book character as much as I hated Mariam and Laila's husband. What a despicable man.
ETA: There is a wonderful audio version of this book read by Atossi Leoni. Funny how I mispronounced just about every foreign word in this book.

This book gave me pure comfort in knowing that people do/can put others before themselves even if it means of a cruel death.

I think if we look at it through Mariam's eyes and the only world she knew, I think we would do the same thing. It's just harder for us to comprehend such a sacrifice from the comforts of our own culture and country.
My favorite part of the book was how Mariam and Laila built their relationship inside their small house. The scene where Laila wakes to find a pile of baby clothes gets me verklempt everytime I think about it, especially knowing those clothes were for Marian's own baby that died.
I really feel grateful to Hosseini for allowing us a peek into the Afghan lifestyle during such turbulent times. Although I like The Kite Runner on so many levels, I think it pales in comparison to A Thousand Splendid Suns.



pages left.
I am so very disappointed in it I could yell and
scream. I'm wondering if I was wrong about the
Kite Runner; that maybe it wasn't very good either
Maybe I just got caught up in his good job at
discription and the fascination of learning
about a diff culture & history.
I found this book, Thousand Suns, poorly written.
Rather superficial. There were glaring errors in
grammar and jarring transistions.
The discriptions...more I haven't quite finished this book -- maybe 20
pages left.
I am so very disappointed in it I could yell and
scream. I'm wondering if I was wrong about the
Kite Runner; that maybe it wasn't very good either
Maybe I just got caught up in his good job at
discription and the fascination of learning
about a diff culture & history.
I found this book, Thousand Suns, poorly written.
Rather superficial. There were glaring errors in
grammar and jarring transistions.
The discriptions were good, and the 'pictures' of
war were excellent, but overall I kept having the
feeling the book was written with an eye towards
making a "life time movie".
It probably doesn't deserve only one star and I
might change after finishing (or after discussing
at my book club) but only to two.


I usually notice grammar errors and chuckle when I see one (it's almost like spotting Waldo), but I don't remember any in ATSS. Maybe I was too entranced by the story? And it didn't feel like a Lifetime movie to me at all.
I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it, but literature is subjective so it's all good.
I'm interested in books you've read and considered excellent stories.
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