A Thousand Splendid Suns Review

Hosseini provides a glimpse into the lives of two women; the heartaches that shatter them and the bonds that strengthen them.  This is a story that has a lot of historical and cultural information.  In addition, it has the drama and heart of bona fide classic.

Although I highly recommend A Thousand Splendid Suns, I can only give it four stars because the story just didn't resonate with me.  Mr. Hosseini is an excellent writer, and he certainly provides some heartbreaking scenes for even readers with short attention spans.  That said, once I finished the book, I didn't have that ache in my heart that I normally do when I've read something monumental.  I just thought, hmmm, that was well done.  I had no real feeling of needing to analyze it or think of it further.