[ A Thousand Splendid Suns ] [ A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS ] BY Hosseini, Khaled ( AUTHOR ) May-22-2007 Paperback

My all time favourite book. Love it.

Just brilliant

I felt ashamed I did not know what Afganistan was like before the Taliban invaded. I was heartbroken at the end and cried. I just wish someone could have saved then. Maybe history of the nation may have been tested.. Long lasting memories constantly renewed as on going history portrays almost daily. Tragic.

I really loved this book it had me spellbound from the first page I liked the descriptive writing and disliked nothing about this book

Disturbing, a page Turner , but well written.

Book arrived in good condition new and on time

This is a powerful gripping page terner of a book well worth a read & my mother couldn't put it down

Item came quickly and was in good condition

Daughter’s birthday gift she was excited!

My students (high school) regularly tell me how beautifully written this is! Those sharp teenagers are right. Love this.

one of the best books I ever read

excellent!!!!!!

This novel is beautifully written, of course, but it seems almost impossible to a western woman that this could be about a contemporary living in Afghanistan. The treatment that women in the Middle East have had to endure and continue to endure is almost beyond belief. It seems like you are reading a a book about women in the Dark Ages, and then reference is made to a fairly recent event, such as the frenzy of popularity of the film "The Titanic" in 1997, and the fact that this is a current condition for women is jarringly brought home. That men could be so cruel to women they profess to love is incredible to me. The stories of the two main characters in this book are sad almost beyond belief, but it is touching to know that the characters love their country anyway, often finding it beautiful, thus the title of the book. Despite this dichotomy, or perhaps because of it, this novel is moving. The women are buffeted by fate, but also make strides to effect the paths of their lives bravely and with passion. As an American, I have allowed myself to be ignorant of the history of the Middle East and the plight of it's people. Although I find other cultures fascinating, I find myself yearning to be able to help my sisters in Afghanistan, but finding no way to do so. Hosseini not only writes a beautifully wrought novel, but helps to open our eyes to his country and the way that the rest of the world has used it as a fighting ground, as well as the evils perpetuated by the Taliban and other fundamentalists in the name of religion. I bought this CD set as a gift for my sister, after I had listened to a copy from the library. I hope she will find it as interesting as I did. This is a terrific novel with many twists of fate and history to keep it interesting.