November 12, 2008

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Did I really not read anything the past 2 months?! I just started this book today and I'm hoping to finish it by the end of this month. Knock on wood.

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them. (from Barnes and Noble)

I did finish it by the end of November! Once I picked it up, it was hard to put down. I didn't think Hosseini could top The Kite Runner but he did--I think I like this one better. This one ended with a little bit more optimism than his previous novel and since I'm a very delicate reader, that made me very happy. Because I like happy endings, okay, AUTHORS? But this is Afghanistan with war and the Taliban and all that bad stuff so yeah, bad things happen but in the process I learned a lot about that part of the world and realized just how good we got it here in this country.

WD gave this book a thumbs up, too, and we bought the audiobook to give to his parents for Christmas.

7 comments:

angie said...

You've probably just been reading Goodnight, Moon over and over. Or whatever kids books are out there.

Tena said...

This is a really good book, I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it!

Amy said...

I LOVED this book! I can't wait to see what you think of it. For me it was much better than Kite Runner, I think because it was told from a woman's point of view.

Putz said...

i read it and the one about the kite also, but you ought to read what i am into now change of heart by jodi picoult and also 19 minutes

angie said...

Remind me to borrow this!

... said...

this too!!

UK said...

Hosseini delivers a very realistic story of incredibly traumatic human experiences. The story is about tremendous loss, extraordinary faith, incredible sacrifice, the horrors of war, the darkest depths of oppression. Friendship and love help light the way through the dark.