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A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
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Edition: Hardcover
Publication Date: May 22, 2007
Publisher: Riverhead
ISBN: 1594489505
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 35
Average Customer Rating: 
List price: $25.95
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 Best book I've read in twenty years!, May 3, 2008
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I could not put this book down! The relationship between the two women is beautifully written. The tragic story is outweighed by the optimistic spirit. This was more than a good book. It is an instant classic that should be cherished for decades. I'm so thankful I took the time to read A Thousand Splendid Suns.
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A Thousand Splendid Suns, May 2, 2008
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A great read. Emotionally powerful and hard to put down. Loved it. The relationship between the two wives is very realistically depicted. Well worth the five stars.
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A Beautiful Book, April 29, 2008
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Loved this book. A beautiful tale from a woman's perspective. More heartbreaking than the KiteRunner if that is possible
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Impressive, poignant and unputdownable, April 29, 2008
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It's a long time since a book made me feel angry and want to jump into the pages to defend the characters but that's how this novel made me feel. I found it a really gripping read with depth and realism that made me reluctant to put it down.
I confess to knowing very little about Afghanistan and whilst I'm certainly no expert now, I do feel I have much more of a flavour of the country and it's people. It's easy for me to be indignant and say what I would do in certain situations but in reality, and as this novel shows, there are so many factors that go into making decisions that are life changing. Frustrated as I felt at times at the unfairness of things, I can understand why Mariam and Laila went along with the paths that were offered them.
I was genuinely shocked by the way the women and children are treated by some of the characters, oddly enough less by the physical abuse and more of the mental abuse and inequality.
I was impressed that religion doesn't actually play a big part in this book, instead it's an insight into Afghanistan culture over the last three decades.
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 An educational experience, April 29, 2008
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Before reading this book, I knew absolutely nothing about Afghanistan, its people, its culture, or its government except what I had heard in 45-second blurbs on the news after 9/11.
I've read the negative reviews and didn't find those claims to hold true for me. On the contrary, I felt that the author did a fine job of portraying the plight of the protagonists without demeaning them or painting them as pitiful or pathetic.
I thought the story was very, very touching... very moving. I also found the story left me wanting to know more about this country, its people, its culture, its government.
It's nice when fiction is set in reality. I look forward to reading The Kite Runner soon.
The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because Steinbeck's East of Eden is my benchmark and this book didn't come close enough.
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