A review by jdrosario_
A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

as i said to my english teacher, i am outraged that someone could write a book this sad and sleep peacefully (and rich, may i add) at night. i came so close to crying so many times and the only reason i didn’t is because my parents are in the room. this book is amazingly disgustingly sad and i love it but oh my god it’s so unnecessarily sad and technically somewhat realistic WHICH JUST MAKES IT EVEN MORE SAD. my therapist (who doesn’t exist, but say i did have one) will be hearing about this book. 
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