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A review by ribbenkast
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
Much like Khaled Hosseni's first novel The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns has been met with an abundance of praise. I'm here to ad to the chorus.
Hosseni's writing style is pehnominal. The prose is beautiful and heartbreaking. The literary crafstsmanship just on an alinea level is so impressive. Hosseni builts tension, writes character forward and really understands the meaning of showing, not telling.
On a macro level, It becomes even more impressive. They way how things are forshadowed, how everything seems circular. There's a certain thought to this writing that surpasses the story that's being written.
In a Thousand Splendid Suns we follow the lives of two women throughout the turmoil of Afghanistan's history. A history that's probably unknown to most Westerners, beyond the Soviet infasion and the aftermath of 9/11. Something the text rightfully calls out.
As said before, Hosseni writers very character forward, we get to see how this political unrest and war effects the lives of normal people in Kabul. This story is not a happy story and shows two women surving a society that has always been blinded by a seething hatred for women. It does so without blaming religion. By the end, I was in tears.
This is such a profound book, I think everyone should read this at least once in their lives.
Hosseni's writing style is pehnominal. The prose is beautiful and heartbreaking. The literary crafstsmanship just on an alinea level is so impressive. Hosseni builts tension, writes character forward and really understands the meaning of showing, not telling.
On a macro level, It becomes even more impressive. They way how things are forshadowed, how everything seems circular. There's a certain thought to this writing that surpasses the story that's being written.
In a Thousand Splendid Suns we follow the lives of two women throughout the turmoil of Afghanistan's history. A history that's probably unknown to most Westerners, beyond the Soviet infasion and the aftermath of 9/11. Something the text rightfully calls out.
As said before, Hosseni writers very character forward, we get to see how this political unrest and war effects the lives of normal people in Kabul. This story is not a happy story and shows two women surving a society that has always been blinded by a seething hatred for women. It does so without blaming religion. By the end, I was in tears.
This is such a profound book, I think everyone should read this at least once in their lives.