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A review by bluereen
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
5.0
"A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you."
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I had been putting off reading this book because I knew it was a heavy one. But with everything that's been happening now, I felt it was only right that I finally pick this book up. I didn't think I'd cry as much as I did, but Khaled Hosseini really knows how to tug at the heartstrings. The storytelling is excellent as always, and the plot twists left me dumbfounded.
I can't decide which book I prefer more, this or The Kite Runner. But reading A Thousand Splendid Suns as a woman myself just hits different. Much respect to all the Afghan women fighting for their lives amidst domestic and social oppression.
***
I had been putting off reading this book because I knew it was a heavy one. But with everything that's been happening now, I felt it was only right that I finally pick this book up. I didn't think I'd cry as much as I did, but Khaled Hosseini really knows how to tug at the heartstrings. The storytelling is excellent as always, and the plot twists left me dumbfounded.
I can't decide which book I prefer more, this or The Kite Runner. But reading A Thousand Splendid Suns as a woman myself just hits different. Much respect to all the Afghan women fighting for their lives amidst domestic and social oppression.