A Thousand Splendid Suns

[migirl]

This is Khaled Hosseini's follow-up to his first book, The Kite Runner. Has anyone else read it? I thought it was fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. At least as good as - if not better than - The Kite Runner. The story covers three decades of anti-Soviet jihad, civil war and Taliban tyranny through the lives of two women. If you liked The Kite Runner, you'll love this book.

As an aside: I just read an interview with the author in Entertainment Weekly, apparently he's trained as a doctor (internist). He seems to have such a gift for writing, I was so surprised to read that he has a medical background. He's been on sabbatical from medicine since 2004, and hasn't decided yet if he's going to return.

I just finished this and it was really great!

[rainbabies]

i want to read it...but im waiting for it to come out in paperback. i loved kiterunner.

[houseelf]

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My mom let me borrow her copy of Khaled Hosseini's latest work and I can't put this book down. Not only is it fantastically well written and a great story, it is a quick and easy read. If you want to be moved and/or think about life differently, this is a good start.

Kelly

ETA--I finished this book last night. It was so beautiful and I agree that it is even better than Hosseini's amazing first novel. If you want to be moved and think about life differently, pick up this book.

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I just finished both books. I read A Thousand Splendid Suns first, then The Kite Runner. I actually liked The Kite Runner more. Actually... maybe it's not that I liked it more, but I found it more poignant. I want to read it again, slower this time. I really like how my edition has a study guide at the end of it. Reminds me of HS! But I have not been motivated to actually re-read a book and really think it through in a long, long time.

I think that the reason I found The Kite Runner more intense is bc the entire book is dedicated to the development of one character, whereas in A Thousand Splendid Suns we see lives of the two women separately, then jointly. So it's almost like 3 stories.

Anyway I really enjoyed both books and I love Hosseini's style. It reminds me a lot of Isabel Allende actually.

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I read both of these books with my book club. We all enjoyed both of them. With Suns, I was so impressed at how well a male author wrote his two female characters. It also made me appreciate the life I elad as a woman in this country.

I wonder what he'll write next!

[Flynn]

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I LOVED this book!

Two thumbs up!!!!!

[rainbabies]

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It's finally in paperback!! And I picked it up tonight. I'm thrilled to have finally gotten it!!

[Thirteen]

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I bought it about a year ago, read it, and cried.
I love his work - he must keep writing.