electropuff12 's review for:

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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

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.