Customer Reviews
Fantastic, sad, and eye opening - By: Ahmed, 03 May 2008 
I have read The Kite Runner in 3 sittings & was left in a daze for days. As soon as I heard of this book by the same author I got my hands on this to fill the void left by the Kite Runner. It is addictive to read & I had to finish it to find out what happened at the end. I was left saddened & felt that I was going through a mourning process as the characters have left an effect on me. It is extremely sad that what women go through in this story is taking place still in reality, especiallly in this day & age.
Khaled Hosseini is a fantastic author & I hope he writes many more books to show the world what the people of Afghanistan are reallly going through because of war.
Fantastic Read - By: H. V. L. Sheppard, 15 Mar 2008 Loved it, & have passed it on or bought it for almost alll the people I know.
What a load of Kabul - By: Teresa Green, 16 Feb 2008 Yes reallly, it's a book chiefly set in Kabul - oh, & I also wanted to grab your attention. What a wonderful read this is - I actuallly finished it in two sittings. I won't bother to go into the story as it's already been very competently reviewed by loads of other people. I just want to say, do yourself a huge favour & read this book. Word of warning: Make sure you have a box of man-sized tissues close by & that you're wearing waterproof mascara.
Do yourself a double-favour & get The Book Thief by Markus Zusak at the same time. Life-changing reads.
Just had to write something! - By: CJR, 11 Feb 2008 I finished this book about a week ago & i've been unable to pick up anything else since. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a beautiful & tragic tale of two women in Afghanistan. It is wonderfully written & the story stays with you long after you've finished. So much so that i don't want to defile the thoughts i've been left with by reading anything else! There's also a part of me that thinks nothing else will measure up.
Very different to The Kite Runner but in a lot of ways i liked A Thousand Splendid Suns better. A lot of the events related or mentioned in the book are recent occurances which everyone is familiar with. I think this adds definite poignancy as it makes you realise that the things these women dealt with, the way they lived isn't just fiction as millions are going through the same things in real life right now.
Very highly recommended.
Best read of 2008! - By: debradee, 31 Jan 2008 After enjoying 'The Kite Runner' I was a little uncertain as to how this would measure up - but it did in every way; it's one of the most haunting, moving & gripping books I've read to date. The Afghanistan atrocities portrayed leave the mind reeling & questioning how such barbaric things can happen in this day & age. The shocking reality, that we become numb to through media saturation, truly makes you re-evaluate how lucky we are for to have the things in life we take for granted. Read it & weep - literallly!
