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A review by phoenix2
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
3.0
A Thousand Splendid Suns is the tale of two women, or it can be the story of many women. It describes how war and politics are seen and experienced by normal people who only want to live a simple life. It also portrays the stragglers of women, being forced to give up any little bit of freedom they had, being reduced into something less than human, and learning how to endure.
And even though the men in this book are those who call the shots, it was furthermore a nice touch to add a few voices of different opinions, like Laila's father and the man who ran the orphanage. But it is also a tragedy to read this book and know that things are going backward again.
As for the story, the tale is strong and has a huge emotional impact on the reader, though, I found myself regarding some plot twists to be a little too overdramatic. And yet, the writing is compelling, almost like a fairy tale, with the addition of small details, like food, smells, textures, and monuments, that made this story even more atmospheric.
And even though the men in this book are those who call the shots, it was furthermore a nice touch to add a few voices of different opinions, like Laila's father and the man who ran the orphanage. But it is also a tragedy to read this book and know that things are going backward again.
As for the story, the tale is strong and has a huge emotional impact on the reader, though, I found myself regarding some plot twists to be a little too overdramatic. And yet, the writing is compelling, almost like a fairy tale, with the addition of small details, like food, smells, textures, and monuments, that made this story even more atmospheric.