A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns is the most horrifically compulsive book I have ever read. I say horrifically because what compelled me
to read on was the exact same force that made me want to scream, cry and wail
in anger - or crawl into a hole lamenting the fate of human kind.
The novel, by Khaled
Hosseini, follows two women as they live through marriage and the Taliban rule
in Afghanistan, over a time period spanning four decades. Full of loss, grief
and passion the book conveys the growing sense of hopelessness for the female
sex under an oppressive regime, whilst
creating the strongest emotional ties between character and reader
possible.
A magnificent feat
of research and knowledge, burrowing deep beneath the skin of this terrifying
system of rule and the people it tyrannised, Hosseini's second gem of a novel
glints from amongst the second rate tales of politics, culture and romance available,
bringing with it a breath of - if tinged with pain and sorrow - crisp, clean
fresh air.
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