A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 074758589X Global Overview for this book
Registered by 4evagreen of Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on 1/2/2012
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Journal Entry 1 by 4evagreen from Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Monday, January 2, 2012
Spotted in a charity shop and just could not resist picking up.

Journal Entry 2 by 4evagreen at High Peak, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The story is about two women from very different background. Mariam who is the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy man growing up in rural Afghanistan who is shunned by her biological family. Laila is young enough to be Mariam's daughter and grow up in Kabul with loving parents, in particular a doting father. Laila has a relatively modern upbringing, attending school and having male friends as a child, whereas Mariam's upbringing is much more traditional. When the respective parents die both women's lives are turned upside down and they marry the same man sharing a house with him in Kabul.

The story stretches from the mid-sixties until about 10 years ago when the Taliban were overthrown and covers much of the country's bloody recent history. Now this part of the book is very well done with a good insight into the country's upheavals and its countryside. This a country ruled by the gun and bomb where a woman's place is to be subservient to a man and therefore this escalating violence is perpetrated in a domestic setting as well as a national one. However, where for me the story fell down was in the lack of characterisation of the two main participants, the story is event driven rather than giving a great insight into Maraim and Laila true thoughts and feelings. Their characters are seen as merely stoical rather particularily emotional.

Overall I found this a very touching read and appreciate that this a book written for a Westrn market but in the end came away with very little more insight into life Afghani life and history, it rather confirmed what I already knew rather than add to that knowledge which is a real shame.

Journal Entry 3 by 4evagreen at Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Monday, October 20, 2014

Released 9 yrs ago (10/20/2014 UTC) at Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom

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Took the liberty to send this out as a surprise when spotted on a wishlist. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 4 by Shahrun at Dagenham, Essex United Kingdom on Thursday, October 23, 2014
Very excited about getting this Unexpected RABCK! I love this authors work and really look forward to reading this. I shall BookCross it onwards when I've finished it.

Journal Entry 5 by Shahrun at Dagenham, Essex United Kingdom on Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Khaled Hosseini is a master storyteller! He immerses his readers in an engaging and powerful story that finds just the right mix of reality and history to provide a very thought provoking read on his home land of Afghanistan. Every character felt so real, I was shouting encouragement in my head to the women of this story and desperately cursing the villains of the book, all the way though. I could barely stand having to put this book down. I know this is not a real biography of the characters, but it really brought it home to me, with shockingly vivid pictures (that the news has failed to do) the pain, misery and suffering that so many people are living daily in Afghanistan and all over the world. I doubt anyone can read this book and not be left with a permanent scar on their heart.

Journal Entry 6 by Shahrun at Dagenham, Essex United Kingdom on Saturday, June 4, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (6/6/2016 UTC) at Dagenham, Essex United Kingdom

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Sticking in my company's internal mail, so I can finally give back to a BookCrosser who has given me so much :)

Journal Entry 7 by wingPoodlesisterwing at Canary Wharf, Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, June 13, 2016
I arrived back from a week delivering training at Ashfield House to find this waiting for me in an internal mail envelope. First bit of post I've received since I've been at Westferry Circus. Thanks Shahrun! A colleague who sits near me says she's had this recommended to her too. She's a Kindle person though so I will pass it onto someone else when I have finished.

Journal Entry 8 by wingPoodlesisterwing at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 31, 2018
What a moving, heart-rending book. I’m very glad I’ve read it.

Journal Entry 9 by wingPoodlesisterwing at Stoke Newington, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (11/27/2018 UTC) at Stoke Newington, Greater London United Kingdom

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Given to my sister.

Journal Entry 10 by wingPoodlesisterwing at Covent Garden, Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (12/12/2018 UTC) at Covent Garden, Greater London United Kingdom

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Giving to MaggyGray at a very small London Meet Up.

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