16.8k reviews for:

ألف شمس ساطعة

Khaled Hosseini

4.48 AVERAGE

adoregabbie's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

keegamos's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative 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: Complicated

neoeli4n's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad 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: Complicated

lzrmihnea's review against another edition

5.0

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Deeply moving, this book illustrates the tragedy, strength and limits a human being can go to in a realistic manner.

The 2 heroines are presented struggling through an environment of war, both outside and inside their own household. The threats they face and the tragedies that occur are often heartbreaking.

The book is beautifully written and makes you appreciate times of peace and the importance of equal rights for women, as well as having a loving family beside.

A great read!

isabellaknox's review against another edition

5.0

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so good …. What a haunting story that stays with you . Keeps you on the verge of tears both from hope and sadness sheeeeesh

icraig1205's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

samyoung's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, War

settleforhalf's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Where The Kite Runner made me weep, this left me with a sense of impotent rage only the shared plight of all womankind could muster.

cw17g11's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative sad 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: Complicated

carlenerobin's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No