A review by harderthanjade
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

challenging emotional sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is one of the best written books I have ever read while at the same time being one of thesaddest books I have ever read. I was deeply attached to the main two females and though I feel the book had a good ending...it was painful. I have never cried as much at the end of a book I felt ended well...ever.  And I felt this book exposed me to a side of the world and life I would never have otherwise come to know. I often think of this book despite first reading it years ago and feel the writing of this book has impacted my life in unexpected ways. I highly recommend this book but I would advise to only read it if you are in a good mental space and are not triggered by abusive situations. 
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