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Tusen strålande solar by Khaled Hosseini

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bookmarkedbybennett's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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veggiestrawenjoyer13's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is my second time reading it, and while it doesn’t have the same impact knowing what’s going to happen, I remember how I felt the first time. It’s a beautifully heartbreaking and emotional story. I feel so connected with and empathetic towards the two main characters, Miriam and Laila. The writing is perfect for this subject matter and had such an emotional impact for me. I love this book, this story, and these characters. It’s heartbreaking to know this is the reality for many women in our world today.

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bookwitch's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Woof, this is not for the faint of heart. But an absolutely necessary novel, rightfully considered a future classic.
This book follows two women, from different generations, different upbringings, and very different ideas of what life, love and marriage are supposed to look like. As their worlds inevitably, and tragically collide, we endure unspeakable violence, fear and wartime conditions through their eyes and experiences. The way they go from strangers, to partners during a time when women are stripped of their autonomy and personhood, of their basic human rights, highlights the strength it takes to be a woman, and to endure all these unspeakable things for themselves and for their families in order to keep them safe/alive.
Utterly heartbreaking, hard to digest and infuriating all on the same page, this author weaves a tragic story with a sliver of hope at the end. This will certainly be one I am unlikely to forget anytime soon.

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I thought the Kite Runner was informative and gorgeously written... This one was even more so! I am so grateful to learn from Khaled Hosseini's perspective.

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

"A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini is an unforgettable story that immerses readers into the heart of war-torn Afghanistan through the lives of two women, Mariam and Laila. Hosseini’s lyrical prose captures their individual struggles, and reflecting those of Afghan women, while living under oppressive societal and political systems.

Mariam, the illegitimate child of a wealthy man, and Laila, a bright and hopeful girl whose life is shattered by war, are bound together by a tragic marriage to a cruel husband. Through Hosseini’s masterful storytelling, their deep bond emerges as they share strength and endurance to face unimaginable hardship.

The novel portrays the harsh realities of life under the Taliban and the brutal consequences of war. Hosseini’s afterword speaks to his hope that this novel will evoke compassion and empathy for Afghan women, and it undoubtedly does. Hosseini transports readers to the physical settings of Kabul and Herat, and allows us to experience the life of Mariam and Laila, who were thrown in a life full of suffering they did not choose. Readers will be moved by the courage and strength of Mariam and Laila, even in the darkest times, to find moments of beauty and grace - a thousand splendid suns shining through their pain.

This is a book that lingers long after the last page is turned, it will leave us with a deep empathy for the women of Afghanistan and frustration at how war can tore apart families and lives with no consequences to its perpetrators.

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