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4.48 AVERAGE
4.48 AVERAGE
i have never felt so moved by a book as i have by a thousand splendid suns. i first read it almost a decade ago, when i didn’t yet have, or even know how to form, any real convictions about the world. even then, it left such a deep impact on me that i wanted to revisit it as an adult to fully grasp it.
and rereading it now felt like reading it for the first time ever again. i could comprehend the content lots, lots better. made it obviously all that more heartbreaking, but khaled hosseini is one of the best storytellers i’ve ever come across. there is a lot i want to write abt this book, but i often end up cringing at my reviews when i make them too long on here. therefore, in short, i will never forget reading this book, not when i was 12, not now. a thousand splendid suns reads as not just the story of mariam and laila, but also the story of afghanistan, it’s story in all its suffrage and what that has done to its people. and in a time where afghanistan is once again under taliban rule, it is especially important.
may the moons shimmer on her roofs and a thousand splendid suns hide behind the walls of kabul and all of afghanistan again someday, and this time, forever. may a free life never be a privilege to its women. may the allah they pray to finally answer their prayers
and rereading it now felt like reading it for the first time ever again. i could comprehend the content lots, lots better. made it obviously all that more heartbreaking, but khaled hosseini is one of the best storytellers i’ve ever come across. there is a lot i want to write abt this book, but i often end up cringing at my reviews when i make them too long on here. therefore, in short, i will never forget reading this book, not when i was 12, not now. a thousand splendid suns reads as not just the story of mariam and laila, but also the story of afghanistan, it’s story in all its suffrage and what that has done to its people. and in a time where afghanistan is once again under taliban rule, it is especially important.
may the moons shimmer on her roofs and a thousand splendid suns hide behind the walls of kabul and all of afghanistan again someday, and this time, forever. may a free life never be a privilege to its women. may the allah they pray to finally answer their prayers
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How is it possible for a book to lift you up and break your heart at the same time?
An infinitesimally beautiful heartfelt and heartbreaking story that left me speechless.
Unfiltered truth from foreign land, before my time. The oppression which was the norm is kinda disturbing
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
At first, I thought it's a story of little Mariam but turned out to be something richer, deeper, darker, and sweeter. It's a fusion, where you can smile, get angry, be scared, be annoyed, and cry. Yet, deep in your heart, you'll feel it. A small, floating feeling, that somehow makes you relieved. That makes you happy, even after all the suffering and the tears you shed. Like a pandora box, when you open it, there will be chaos. And what left of it. Hope.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
What a hellish reality...0