A Thousand Splendid Suns Review

by Khaled Hosseini

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It spirits you away to Afghanistan...

character-lover

Pros

Vivid descriptions of daily life.

NOV

2007

A friend of mine who has lived and worked in Afghanistan insisted that I read this author's first book, "The Kite Runner", and I was not disappointed. I didn't know if Hosseini could live up to the hype generated by his first book, but "A Thousand Splendid Suns" did not disappoint. While it is a totally different subject matter and a different type book, it also evoked the feeling of what it is like to live in the area and in the culture. I had the fortune to have read both books and then listened to them in an unabridged audio form. To hear them read by someone who has the accent, to occasionally hear appropriate music in the background and to hear the words pronounced correctly is quite a treat. The ability to paint such a vivid description of a culture so very different from our own is truly a gift and we are fortunate to be on the receiving end of that talent.

Last edited on Nov 19, 2007

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Key Information	Authors Khaled Hosseini Fiction Subgenre • • • Narrator Atossa Leoni
Book Editions	Book Editions Hardcover - Reinforced HardcoverLarge Print448July 01, 2007Center Point Pub8.75"(h) x 6.25"(w) x 1.5"(d), 1.48 lbs.9781602850330
Professional Reviews	Professional Reviews <b><i>Publishers Weekly</i>:</b> "[A] powerful, harrowing depiction of Afghanistan, but also a lyrical evocation of the lives...

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