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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

303 reviews

happinessie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

maria0906's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

To be honest I found it hard to get into the book. I wasn't sure what to expect and the first 7 ish chapters didn't fully drag me into the book. But I still read on and I don't regret it. The book gives us two povs of two different women living in Afghanistan. It shows the burdens the women have to go through. I really "enjoyed" the book (like it's not cool what happens). The characters have a good story line, you can relate to them, some parts of this book (many) make your heart break for these women and other parts make your heart melt with the kindness, compassion and sacrifice. I also found this book so informing about Afghanistan, it shed a light to a situation I wasn't aware of. Overall I really like this book and I'd reccomend it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

Minor: Suicide

melike_k's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It's an emotional topic approached in such a way that readers develop a relationship with the main characters. Great for cultural awareness and discussions about women's rights 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death and Miscarriage

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

fatsss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was a reread and it was still as good as the first time I read it. Hosseini is an amazing writer. 

Although a reader can be skeptical about the stories of women being written by a man, he did a great job at portraying their stories. 

It’s filled with so much pain so it’s guaranteed to make you teary eyed. I also admire how easy it is to get sucked into this world because of Hosseni’s ability to use words that create vivid images. 

The book reenforces all the horrible pain and tragedy that comes with war especially those faced by women and children. I liked that Hosseini emphasized that the pain these two groups go through during war is incomparable. 

Though this book has the power to let readers see and understand the struggles of Afghanistan women, I feel the way it portrayed these struggles, it may also give readers who should not have the space to give opinions on certain issues the space to do so. 

For example, the discourse around women wearing burqa’s or hijabs where random people who it doesn’t concern say they are against it when it honestly isn’t their business. 

It reminds me of what Roxanne Gay said in Bad feminist, paraphrasing, she said forcing women not to wear the burqa is just as bad as forcing them to. 

Well at the end of the day, nothing is black and white and it’s all more complicated than that. 

But yes, good book. But approach with caution it deals with so many hard things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage

cassie_heintz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Beautifully cruel. Heart wrenching in the best and worst ways.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Abortion

mohginreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

ceryni's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Miscarriage and Violence

Minor: Infertility, Rape, and Murder

alyssamimay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

lionwitchandthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage and Violence

irshtnk's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is heartbreaking. I started to tear from the first 30 pages and haven’t stopped crying till the end. At moments it takes your breath and you have to pause to be able to breath and continue reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War