I'm waiting for my library to get this one in. It's got great reviews on Amazon! I quite enjoyed The Kite Runner, so this one is definitely on my TBR soon list. I'll be posting back here once I read it.

I didn't know that Khaled had a new book out. I will be right onto Amazon to order this one, LOVED the Kite Runner!!

Reserved this through the library - I'm first on the list.

everydayxangels said:I think what makes Khaled such a great writer is that he makes his books plot and character driven, and in 350 pages.

Hooray - I can add to this thread at last!

Finished ATSS today - it was the sort of book where you think about the characters even when you're not reading it. It made me gasp out loud a few times and it was so sad in places. Its strength is in that we immediately love and respect the characters and instantly want to protect them and see them have happy lives. I feel I've learnt so much from reading this novel about Afganistan and its politics and about its people.

This novel by Khaled Hosseini was probably the best book that i have ever read. Here is a review of the book.

Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan, the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs, life a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, the women's endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end, it is love that triumphs over death and destruction. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is an unforgettable portrait of a wounded country and a deeply moving story of family and friendship. It is a beautiful, heart-wrenching story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely bond and an indestructible love.


It's written in such a way that you will feel as if you have travelled to Afganisthan and seeing everything with your own eyes. This book really made me cry in some parts. I absolutely loved the book and once I had started it I couldnt put it down until I finished it......:gl:



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I've read both of his books and I think he is a truly gifted writer

I read The Kite Runner and thought that was good

Did anyone else find this too similar to Kite Runner, in terms of tone and style? I began feeling like Hosseni is just a one-trick pony, right down to his similar chapter-ending cliffhangers. I'd like to see if he could write an engaging story without cashing in on the catastrophic conditions of the Middle East

I nearly picked this up in the hospital last week. I put it down in favour of another book. If it weren't for a few pence I would have picked up both. I think i should have got this one, but the one I got looks quite good, and is a cultural novel too.