A review by tsgilman
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This book loses 1/2 a point for being so incredibly depressing. It ends on slight hopeful note, but it was published in 2007. Now it is 2022 and the United States has pulled out of Afghanistan and the Taliban has taken over again.
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