A thousand Splendid suns, became such a huge best seller, based largely on word of mouth and its popularity among book clubs and reading groups. A Thousand Splendid Suns,โ focuses on mothers and daughters, and friendships between women. It not only gave readers an intimate look at Afghanistan and the difficulties of life there, but it also showed off its authorโs accessible and very old-fashioned storytelling talents: his taste for melodramatic plotlines; sharply drawn, black-and-white characters; and elemental boldfaced emotions.
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โMariam wished for so much in those final moments. Yet as she closed her eyes, it was not regret any longer but a sensation of abundant peace that washed over her. She thought of her entry into this world, the harami child of a lowly villager, an unintended thing, a pitiable, regrettable accident. A weed. And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last. No. It was not so bad, Miriam thought, that she should die this way. Not so bad. This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate beginnings.โ
A Thousand Splendid Suns Reviews
A Thousand Splendid Suns review
Posted : 12 years, 12 months ago on 15 May 2011 08:210 comments, Reply to this entry
Great book on Afganistan
Posted : 14 years, 9 months ago on 3 August 2009 01:07If you want to know what it is like to be a woman in Afghanistan, this is the book to read. If you wonder whether what the NATO troops are doing over there (keeping the Taliban out), I highly recommend this book as background.
It's a great story in and of itself.
It's a great story in and of itself.
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My thoughts
Posted : 16 years, 6 months ago on 29 October 2007 03:07A beautifully written book that's both moving and bittersweet. Hosseini shows the reader how the Soviet occupation, the tribal conflicts and the Taliban rule of Afghanistan affected the people on a daily level through the lives of Mariam and Laila.
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