A Thousand Splendid Suns
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- Author：Khaled Hosseini
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Summary
After 103 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and with four million copies of The Kite Runner shipped， Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful， riveting， and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today。
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic， A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family， friendship， faith， and the salvation to be found in love。
Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family， Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war， by loss and by fate。 As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them—in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul—they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other， and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation。 With heart-wrenching power and suspense， Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice， and that in the end it is love， or even the memory of love， that is often the key to survival。
A stunning accomplishment， A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting， heartbreaking， compelling story of an unforgiving time， an unlikely friendship， and an indestructible love。
—khaledhosseini。com
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic， A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family， friendship， faith， and the salvation to be found in love。
Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family， Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war， by loss and by fate。 As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them—in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul—they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other， and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation。 With heart-wrenching power and suspense， Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice， and that in the end it is love， or even the memory of love， that is often the key to survival。
A stunning accomplishment， A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting， heartbreaking， compelling story of an unforgiving time， an unlikely friendship， and an indestructible love。
—khaledhosseini。com
Reviews
Haelen Haagen
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Brilliant written。 The words carried me away then and there。I think I read it in a few hours， couldn't stop。Loved it！ Brilliant written。 The words carried me away then and there。I think I read it in a few hours， couldn't stop。Loved it！ 。。。more
Charissa
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Much of this story felt bleak and uninteresting。 I didn’t like the way the two stories were told individually， and then joined。 I felt like I was just starting to get into Marian’s story， when it paused and when moved into Laila。 The relationship between the two seemed to change with the flick of the switch， with many things in the story。 One minute we’re here doing this， and the next we are over that and that’s not a thing because we’re doing this now。 I skim read the last few chapters just to Much of this story felt bleak and uninteresting。 I didn’t like the way the two stories were told individually， and then joined。 I felt like I was just starting to get into Marian’s story， when it paused and when moved into Laila。 The relationship between the two seemed to change with the flick of the switch， with many things in the story。 One minute we’re here doing this， and the next we are over that and that’s not a thing because we’re doing this now。 I skim read the last few chapters just to finally be finished。 。。。more
Bran
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This book was overwhelming at times in its hopeless portrayal of two women in Afghanistan whose lives become linked through their shared circumstance。 There were moments where I felt such incredible sorrow for Afghanistan's bloody， war torn history that seems to never end throughout the reading of the book， and then there are moments of helpless heartbreak at the idea of living an entire life as full of pain as these women's lives。 I was often angry and mostly just hopelessly sad that women in s This book was overwhelming at times in its hopeless portrayal of two women in Afghanistan whose lives become linked through their shared circumstance。 There were moments where I felt such incredible sorrow for Afghanistan's bloody， war torn history that seems to never end throughout the reading of the book， and then there are moments of helpless heartbreak at the idea of living an entire life as full of pain as these women's lives。 I was often angry and mostly just hopelessly sad that women in some countries can live an entire life under the oppressive and violent thumb of both their government and the men in their lives。 Even in the triumph that can be found in this book， there is still a lingering sadness。 I hope for a better world someday， and gave a lot of thought to what my role is （and isn't） in making that happen。 。。。more
Claire McManus
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Beautiful。 Loved the writing。 The story took me many places。 I was in love with Miriam， and Laila， and Aziza and Zalmai and Tariq。
James
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Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top 。。。more
Harry
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Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top 。。。more
Renée DeGalan
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This is now an all-time top ten book for me， and to think I never would have read it if I hadn't practically been forced to （ie I saw it in a free little library）。 Incredible story of two women of different generations in Afghanistan， their respective childhoods， and how their lives eventually intersect。 I can't say much more without spoilers so I won't， but read this book！ This is now an all-time top ten book for me， and to think I never would have read it if I hadn't practically been forced to （ie I saw it in a free little library）。 Incredible story of two women of different generations in Afghanistan， their respective childhoods， and how their lives eventually intersect。 I can't say much more without spoilers so I won't， but read this book！ 。。。more
Roqaye
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تا حالا دوتا از کتابای خالد حسینی رو خوندم（بادبادک باز و هزار خورشید تابان） و هردو عالی و بی نظیر بودن。
Zack
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Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top 。。。more
emma！
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whywhywhywhytearstearshurthurt Mariam deserved happinessfuckwhen Laila opened the Pinocchio tape I sobbed like a baby
Maxwell
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Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top 。。。more
Fiona Mansell
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This was a fascinating read into life in Afghanistan and what it was like to live under different regimes during the 1960’s to the 1990’s。It was a real eye-opener into how women were treated so that life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation， brutality and fear。It is a story of two generations of women thrown together， who live their lives in despair and then hope， but also friendship and love。An inspirational read that will bring a tear to your eye and will leave you thinking about th This was a fascinating read into life in Afghanistan and what it was like to live under different regimes during the 1960’s to the 1990’s。It was a real eye-opener into how women were treated so that life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation， brutality and fear。It is a story of two generations of women thrown together， who live their lives in despair and then hope， but also friendship and love。An inspirational read that will bring a tear to your eye and will leave you thinking about this for a long time to come。 。。。more
Jishnu Gopan
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If you are brave enough to have your heart broken， I dare you to read this。
Parwana
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جذاب اما نه به اندازه بادبادک باز
Alaa Fares
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" ذلك الصباح الذي مضى منذ زمن بعيد عندما قالت لها نانا، كما تشير البوصلة دائما الى الشمال، فأن اصبع الرجل يجد امرأة ليتهمها。 دائما。"ما هذه الملحمة يا خالد！ لكنني لم اتفاجئ مثلما فاجئتني في " عداء الطائرة الورقية" هنا استمررت بنفس الروح في الكتابة لكن بشكل مختلف هذه المرة。 القصة عن معاناة مريم وليلى في افغانستان في ضل حروب وصراعات طائفية وغيرها التي لم ولن يعرف لها اساس سوى غرور البشر وغطرستهم الدائمة。 خالد حسيني يعذب شخصياته الرئيسية بامتياز ففي الروايتين التي قرأتهما لا تنفك شخصية ان تتخلص من م " ذلك الصباح الذي مضى منذ زمن بعيد عندما قالت لها نانا، كما تشير البوصلة دائما الى الشمال، فأن اصبع الرجل يجد امرأة ليتهمها。 دائما。"ما هذه الملحمة يا خالد！ لكنني لم اتفاجئ مثلما فاجئتني في " عداء الطائرة الورقية" هنا استمررت بنفس الروح في الكتابة لكن بشكل مختلف هذه المرة。 القصة عن معاناة مريم وليلى في افغانستان في ضل حروب وصراعات طائفية وغيرها التي لم ولن يعرف لها اساس سوى غرور البشر وغطرستهم الدائمة。 خالد حسيني يعذب شخصياته الرئيسية بامتياز ففي الروايتين التي قرأتهما لا تنفك شخصية ان تتخلص من مصيبة ومأساة وتعيش لحظات سعادة وهناء الا وسقطت مصيبة اقوى على رأسها وتستمر هذا العجلة بالدوار على طول الرواية احيانا تكون المصيبة متوقعة لكن الجمال ليس هنا فقط بل عندما يخرج لك حسيني بسر او مفاجئة تجعل جسمك يقشعر من الدهشة والذهول。 وليس هذا فقط ما يجعلها كاتباً جيدا برايي فهو كمؤرخ لاحداث بلده يستعرض في رواياته ويلات بلاده ويأخذنا الى عمقها وهذا الشي احترمه في الكاتب。 。。。more
Ace
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Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top 。。。more
Mia
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3。5！ Loved the ending and the book was so well written
Jeanne Yanke
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Loved this book ！ It really touched my heart。 So grateful for everything I have been blessed with， and breaks my heart for those who have to suffer due to no fault of their own。
Samah Sabry
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They say perfect is an illusion， but I think this book is the true definition of perfection。 A heart-rending tragic story of two Afghani women during war， their suffering and struggling against war， fear， starvation and loss。 The epiphany of losing their loved ones and it's paradigm shift in their lifes， burying their hopes and dreams of future。 The book was so absorbing and touching that I felt everything so intensely and I cried over the whole book。 They say perfect is an illusion， but I think this book is the true definition of perfection。 A heart-rending tragic story of two Afghani women during war， their suffering and struggling against war， fear， starvation and loss。 The epiphany of losing their loved ones and it's paradigm shift in their lifes， burying their hopes and dreams of future。 The book was so absorbing and touching that I felt everything so intensely and I cried over the whole book。 。。。more
Violaandbooks
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I should give this book 5 stars。I think this book needs to be read。 I saw this book’s title via Instagram account。 This is the first time I read to Khaled Hosseini。 If I will review the writing style， I loved， which take me to another place I felt that I am with Maryam and Lila， I felt every happiness and sadness moments that the two main characters lived it。 The novel about two Afghan women:Mariam is a child that suffer from the 1st day of her birth along with the abuse she faces throughout her I should give this book 5 stars。I think this book needs to be read。 I saw this book’s title via Instagram account。 This is the first time I read to Khaled Hosseini。 If I will review the writing style， I loved， which take me to another place I felt that I am with Maryam and Lila， I felt every happiness and sadness moments that the two main characters lived it。 The novel about two Afghan women:Mariam is a child that suffer from the 1st day of her birth along with the abuse she faces throughout her marriage。 Moving to Laila， born with different generation than Mariam， the smart child that have dream and love Tariq and dream to marry him， but it wasn’t as simple as she thought when the war started and Tariq left， and she’s to force to accept a marriage proposal from Rasheed， Mariam’s husband。This book make me feel a mix of emotions， make me happy for one moment and break my heart the next， as well as make me love a few characters （Mariam， Laila， and Tariq）， and hate the others （ Jalil and Rasheed）。 。。。more
Jagadeesh
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I don't know how to describe this book in words that i feel 。but i will try it but i will give you a disclamire that。iam damn sure that it won't be a pleasant read。 Fully packed with sorrows。and after finishing this book some of the scenes are hitting too hard。 It is too hard to digest the tragidies happened in the Afganistan。 Mariam an illegimately born girl child is living with her mother。 And in her 15 she was married to a 40 year old Rashid。and then rashid in his late 60s marries a another g I don't know how to describe this book in words that i feel 。but i will try it but i will give you a disclamire that。iam damn sure that it won't be a pleasant read。 Fully packed with sorrows。and after finishing this book some of the scenes are hitting too hard。 It is too hard to digest the tragidies happened in the Afganistan。 Mariam an illegimately born girl child is living with her mother。 And in her 15 she was married to a 40 year old Rashid。and then rashid in his late 60s marries a another girl Laila。after the years passed Mariam and Laila develop a relationship of mother and Daughter。The struggling of this two women is the story。 This book talks about child marriage， child abuse ， women sufferings ， war in afghanistan ， the Taliban and soviets control over afganistan。and about refugees。 This was my first book of khaled Hosseini。i was very much impressed by his writting and iam looking forward to read 'The kite runner ' very soon。 。。。more
Shivani Gupte
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'A thousand splendid suns' is a heartbreaking story。 Khaled Hosseini has described the regressive society in the story from the point of view of two women with dreams and aspirations and how slowly they witnessed all their dreams being scattered。 While at the same time form a bond stronger than that of friendship。 The book has it all it makes you cry， smile， laugh， angry and fall in love。 'A thousand splendid suns' is a heartbreaking story。 Khaled Hosseini has described the regressive society in the story from the point of view of two women with dreams and aspirations and how slowly they witnessed all their dreams being scattered。 While at the same time form a bond stronger than that of friendship。 The book has it all it makes you cry， smile， laugh， angry and fall in love。 。。。more
P。K。 Adams
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It's hard to find words for how good this book it。 So just read it for yourself。 It's hard to find words for how good this book it。 So just read it for yourself。 。。。more
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dikshita reads
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A must read。 Flawless writing。For full review follow my Instagram @dikshita。reads
harry Style
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Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top 。。。more
Naoual
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Best book I’ve read so far。 It made me cry like a little baby :’（
Ragif
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Uçurtma Avcısı'nı da çok beğenmiştim。 O da aynı coğrafyanın dertlerinin kaleme alındığı muhteşem kitaplardan biriydi。 Khaled Hosseini'nin kalemine sağlık。 İyi ki yazmış。 Bir nevi Orta Doğu， Afganistan gibi radikal örgütlerin， dinci gurupların ortalığı kasıp kavurduğu， dehşet saçtığı coğrafyalarda yaşayan insanların sesi olmuş。Meryem ve Leyla'nın hikayelerinden etkilenmemek elde değil。 Kitabı bu dönemde okumam etkinin dozunu biraz daha arttırdı。 Çünkü bir tarafta kadın cinayetleri artıyor， bir ta Uçurtma Avcısı'nı da çok beğenmiştim。 O da aynı coğrafyanın dertlerinin kaleme alındığı muhteşem kitaplardan biriydi。 Khaled Hosseini'nin kalemine sağlık。 İyi ki yazmış。 Bir nevi Orta Doğu， Afganistan gibi radikal örgütlerin， dinci gurupların ortalığı kasıp kavurduğu， dehşet saçtığı coğrafyalarda yaşayan insanların sesi olmuş。Meryem ve Leyla'nın hikayelerinden etkilenmemek elde değil。 Kitabı bu dönemde okumam etkinin dozunu biraz daha arttırdı。 Çünkü bir tarafta kadın cinayetleri artıyor， bir tarafta İstanbul sözleşmesinden çıkıyoruz， bir taraflarda da "şeriat isteriz" sloganları atılıyor。 Öyle düşünen varsa lütfen bu kitabı okusun。 Laik cumhuriyetin değerini bilelim， hatta daha nasıl demokratik bir ülke oluruz diye çalışalım。Dilerim bizim kadınlarımızın Meryem ve Leyla， erkeklerimizin Tarık， çocuklarımızın Azize ve Zalmay gibi hayatları olmaz。。。 。。。more
Blaze
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Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors;hardy@novelstar。topjoye@novelstar。toplena@novelstar。topapp。novelstar。top 。。。more
Natasha Hurley-Walker
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Heart-breaking and beautiful。 A hard read at times。 It's horrifying to think that so many women in Afghanistan are still trapped in these abusive relationships， and it is the state- and religion-mandated norm。 This book shone a light on that darkness， and I won't forget it。 Heart-breaking and beautiful。 A hard read at times。 It's horrifying to think that so many women in Afghanistan are still trapped in these abusive relationships， and it is the state- and religion-mandated norm。 This book shone a light on that darkness， and I won't forget it。 。。。more
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