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A review by tsgilman
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This book loses 1/2 a point for being so incredibly depressing. It ends on slight hopeful note, but it was published in 2007. Now it is 2022 and the United States has pulled out of Afghanistan and the Taliban has taken over again.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Medical trauma