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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

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kiwichill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

A historical drama which follows the lives of two women over decades, with a background of conflicts and wars in Afghanistan

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thepsychonyx's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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jazlynaw's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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alinatariq's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Shattered my heart in the most emotional way over and over again

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whatrobinsonreads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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lazypanda's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This book sat on my shelf dusting away for more than a year since I’ve read the first few chapters. I was afraid to pick it up and read the pain of a child who just wants to spend more time with her father. After a series that occur as a consequence of her wanting to see her father, she is married off to a man so much older than her at just the age of fifteen.
My dearest Mariam, if I could hold you, I would. I would give you all the love you want and need. I’m so sorry you had to go through all the pain that made you build a wall so high you were afraid someone could steal the only thing you had - misery in the arms of a man who treated you like you were not human or animal. I’m sorry because this is still the reality of so many women 24 years into 21st century.

When I resumed reading this book, I did not know I would be introduced to Laila. I have a habit of forgetting what’s written in the back of a book. A book’s short summary. You took me by surprise. Your love story made me feel butterflies in my stomach. Your father earned my respect. Your poor mother, my sympathy. Your brothers, my adoration. My beautiful Laila, you showed me how hope, desire and purpose take forms. Your strength to continue to live in a world unknown gave me strength. Your Tariq taught me how strong love can be. Together you both taught me the strength in togetherness. Your sisterhood with Mariam made me appreciate my friendships with my girlfriends more than I already did. That’s a partnership I never wish to take lightly.

Khaled Hosseini, no praise is big enough to convey the respect all of us have for you. I’ve lived through so many lives in books. I’m a new person every time I’m reading one or have read one. This book has a profound impact. To convey the emotions of women in words is not easy but you have done it so well. I don’t regret waiting a year to read this. I wouldn’t have been able to handle all those tears then. Thank you for writing this story.

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