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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

166 reviews

almaashussain's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a wonderful read. Many sad moments, but ultimately a satisfying ending. Understand the pashto and farsi words without needing a translation is so rewarding. Definitely a compelling and fulfilling read for us brown muslims!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Torture, Sexual violence, Suicide, and War

stellahadz's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

A touching, haunting, emotional read. Khaled Hosseini is a brilliant writer and I've learned so much about modern Afghan history from The Kite Runner and this book. Although A Thousand Splendid Suns is well-written and tells an important story, I didn't enjoy it quite as much as TKR, partly because I found the character arcs in TKR more compelling, and also because some of the descriptions of domestic violence in ATSS felt a touch gratuitous. That being said, I loved Mariam and Laila's characters and how their relationship evolved. They feel so real - my heart broke for them throughout the whole book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, War, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Child death, and Infertility

Minor: Confinement, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

anastasia_okodure's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

osseini certainly does not disappoint, once again proving to possess a magical skill with words – he is easily on track for becoming a favourite author of mine. An emotional tale depicting the strength of womanhood and of motherhood, persevering in the face of atrocity. I recommend this for absolutely anyone and everyone – a truly spectacular read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Pregnancy, Grief, Domestic abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, War, Suicide, and Death

emjames22's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The last sentence of this book gave me chills. A beautiful piece of historical  fiction, I can’t recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and War

Minor: Abortion and Sexual content

wuasti's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, War, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Death, Rape, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Trafficking, and Miscarriage

Minor: Alcoholism

themeanfrench's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, War, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Rape, Grief, Religious bigotry, Violence, Death of parent, Infertility, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Adult/minor relationship

beaaaisshyyy2008's review

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infertility, Child abuse, and Suicide

vii_412's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, War, Violence, Suicide, Genocide, Sexism, Grief, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Confinement, Child death, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Death

alechner10's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

What an amazing book of sadness, strength, trauma, and women hood. The relationships between the women of this story is unmatched and so powerful. The hardships and torment this women endure at the hands of their war-torn country and the men they rely on is soul crushing. Definitely an emotionally difficult read, but so so worth it. I know I am so late to the party, but if you haven’t read it is a must! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide, War, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

kooday's review against another edition

informative sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The bar was set quite high with Kite Runner. It's not always easy to send a message while also producing a good story.

It was incredibly informativr and insightful and you learn alot about Afghanistan and the timeline of the series of occupations and how it affects citizens, through the lives of the characters we follow - how war and religion affected the Afghan people across the different governments.

Ultimately though, I found the actual story and plot to be very mediocre and not very evocative. While I can see why other users scored it highly, I personally found it pretty boring to get through, I didn't feel like there was much progression for 60% of the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Rape