A review by electropuff12
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is a heartbreaking book. The hope, disappointment, misery, frustration, fear and love felt by Mariam and Laila throughout the book is so powerful and captivating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Child abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, War, and Physical abuse

This book contains lots of heavy themes and graphic descriptions, which are used to paint the lives and experiences of the main protagonists and those around them.