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mimieflame's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
amallard's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
abi_tes's review against another edition
5.0
never in my life have i had my heartbroken so many times in just 400 pages— i will be weeping about laila and mariam forever
jess_mango's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed this book more than I liked The Kite Runner. Its a captivating read about what it is like to be a woman living in Afgahnistan.
aaditya_jain482's review against another edition
5.0
"I am not going to cry! Not over you. Not in a thousand years."
This seemingly bland looking quote from the book gets much more meaningful while reading this book, as at several instances i found myself at the verge of letting all my emotions out in the form tears, my throat had a strange sensation and left me speechless for a while.
A Thousand Splendid Suns embarkes us upon a beautiful journey of ups and down following its protagonists two girls with strikingly different backgrounds, personalities and even different generations, yet fate puts them together in a strange and unanticipated way, and what starts as a bitter relationship turns into enjoying eachother presence, love, affection and empathy for eachother in dire situations, while living in a turbulent and volatile society that only exacerbates thier situation.
The book does a great job at sheding light to the political turmoil that prevailed in afganistan from the 70s to 2000s and what is still not completely setteled today. It does a splendid job at portraying the effects of all this on common people, lifestyle drastically altering rapidly, and for some life fliped on its head in what seems like a fraction of a second, a society driven by anarchy and lately falling the hands of some that make life a living hell with thier archaic ideologies.
Despite these depressing circumstances the book is all about enjoying the little things in life, about love, hope and dreams of a better life so that you can realise them one day.
Had a lovely experience reading this book.
This seemingly bland looking quote from the book gets much more meaningful while reading this book, as at several instances i found myself at the verge of letting all my emotions out in the form tears, my throat had a strange sensation and left me speechless for a while.
A Thousand Splendid Suns embarkes us upon a beautiful journey of ups and down following its protagonists two girls with strikingly different backgrounds, personalities and even different generations, yet fate puts them together in a strange and unanticipated way, and what starts as a bitter relationship turns into enjoying eachother presence, love, affection and empathy for eachother in dire situations, while living in a turbulent and volatile society that only exacerbates thier situation.
The book does a great job at sheding light to the political turmoil that prevailed in afganistan from the 70s to 2000s and what is still not completely setteled today. It does a splendid job at portraying the effects of all this on common people, lifestyle drastically altering rapidly, and for some life fliped on its head in what seems like a fraction of a second, a society driven by anarchy and lately falling the hands of some that make life a living hell with thier archaic ideologies.
Despite these depressing circumstances the book is all about enjoying the little things in life, about love, hope and dreams of a better life so that you can realise them one day.
Had a lovely experience reading this book.
lanaathom's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? Yes
3.75
connie_joy's review against another edition
5.0
It took me a while to get through this. It was harrowing. And I am so glad I read it. One of my favourite books of all time. Easily.
Reading about this really helped me to understand the enormity of the situation in Afghanistan. Before reading this, the Taliban and the people suffering because of them seemed almost distant. Not anymore. This book really brought it home for me.
The writing is beautiful, but the thing that got me most was the characters. I adore Mariam and Laila. I love them. This book made me smile, and sob - a lot. It was so powerful. And I genuinely believe it should be read by everyone, at least once, in their lifetime. O
'One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs. Or the thousand splendid sun that hide behind her walls.'
Reading about this really helped me to understand the enormity of the situation in Afghanistan. Before reading this, the Taliban and the people suffering because of them seemed almost distant. Not anymore. This book really brought it home for me.
The writing is beautiful, but the thing that got me most was the characters. I adore Mariam and Laila. I love them. This book made me smile, and sob - a lot. It was so powerful. And I genuinely believe it should be read by everyone, at least once, in their lifetime. O
'One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs. Or the thousand splendid sun that hide behind her walls.'
vorticella's review against another edition
5.0
It was really good and I nearly cried. Learned a lot about the history of Afghanistan too.
ktits's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
5.0
“Like a compass needle that points north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman.”