A review by jentang
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

4.75

this book is great. khaled hosseini's works are great. he's a powerful writer, terrific at pulling at one's haertstrings. glued to the pages, i finished this in one night - his writing style made for a fairly easy read. with multiple storylines via a central focus on two separate women who come together through circumstance, hosseini is able to touch on almost all forms of familial and romantic relationships imaginable with his own personal, tragic version of the midas touch. i think it would be hard for anyone to remain unaffected by this book as a result. i appreciate its exploration into a culture far removed from my own. i almost detracted stars from my rating for what i felt was a plot that was a bit too dramatic and over the top, but upon reflection, i am speaking where i have no room to only through privilege. truly an eye opening read and very historically informative. i really don’t have all that much to say beyond these general comments, just that the themes of resilience and repentance in this story hit me hard.