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A review by jenbsbooks
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
4.0
... "there are six people waiting" thus Libby informs me of the ebook copy. Pressure! I finished the book, I actually went with the audio (Hoopla) and have a hard copy, but I like having the Kindle copy for reference when I write the review. But best get my review done and the book returned and on to the next person. I had a bit of a wait for this one to come available. Not a new book, but it seems to be very popular and in demand still.
I hadn't loved "The Kite Runner" and honestly, as the book became available, I pushed the hold several times, not sure I was in the mood. I finally figured I'd go ahead with it, and I liked it. I didn't LOVE it as so many others have. A sad story. I'll remember the basics of it. I had to look up some discussion questions (none were included in the book, but there were some online; https://www.readinggroupguides.com/reviews/a-thousand-splendid-suns/guide), this didn't make me WANT to discuss it, as some books do. I didn't really feel the need to stop and make any notes while listening.
Three parts. Simple numerical chapters that continued chronologically through. In the Hoopla audio, there were only "chapter" markings, five of them, they didn't even line up with anything (parts/chapters) in the book, it just split the book up by time (1 hour, 17 minutes). HORRIBLE set-up! I'm not sure if the Audible version has a better Table of Contents?
Mariam's POV to start (all of Part 1) then Laila for all of Part 2. Part 3 switches the POV between the two women. These chapters had a header, indicating the POV. In audio, it was 3rd person, so a single narrator, a removed/omniscient voice words, but I wonder if I would have preferred two narrators, two different "voices" for the two women?
Past tense for Parts 1, 2 and 3. Switch to present tense for Part 4.
I liked the title tie-in. Like the cover.
I don't believe there was any proFanity.
It did say swath (just a word I've noticed, in almost all my books lately).
I hadn't loved "The Kite Runner" and honestly, as the book became available, I pushed the hold several times, not sure I was in the mood. I finally figured I'd go ahead with it, and I liked it. I didn't LOVE it as so many others have. A sad story. I'll remember the basics of it. I had to look up some discussion questions (none were included in the book, but there were some online; https://www.readinggroupguides.com/reviews/a-thousand-splendid-suns/guide), this didn't make me WANT to discuss it, as some books do. I didn't really feel the need to stop and make any notes while listening.
Three parts. Simple numerical chapters that continued chronologically through. In the Hoopla audio, there were only "chapter" markings, five of them, they didn't even line up with anything (parts/chapters) in the book, it just split the book up by time (1 hour, 17 minutes). HORRIBLE set-up! I'm not sure if the Audible version has a better Table of Contents?
Mariam's POV to start (all of Part 1) then Laila for all of Part 2. Part 3 switches the POV between the two women. These chapters had a header, indicating the POV. In audio, it was 3rd person, so a single narrator, a removed/omniscient voice words, but I wonder if I would have preferred two narrators, two different "voices" for the two women?
Past tense for Parts 1, 2 and 3. Switch to present tense for Part 4.
I liked the title tie-in. Like the cover.
I don't believe there was any proFanity.
It did say swath (just a word I've noticed, in almost all my books lately).