A review by mintomillk
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

5.0

5 stars. i read this book years ago and it cemented Hosseini as one of my favourite authors, even as i can't bring myself to read it ever again. one of the few books i had to put down because my heart hurt too much to continue; even now as i write this review i can't bring myself to think too hard on the plot without getting emotional over the difficulty of the life for both Mariam and Laila, and how much i want to complain that it just isn't, and can't be, fair. Hosseini is a master of bringing awareness to the plight of the vulnerable by making them human, and with that step making the stakes much more emotional than numbers on a screen or words on a page. Mariam and Laila truly felt like people i knew, and their suffering a loss that i felt personally. a truly devastating masterpiece that all should read, no matter how difficult or painful.