Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns

Again problem with the paragraphing :( it's still colour coded... This book is written by Khaled Hosseini. Although I read this book quite long ago, but I was reminded of it when I thought of discrimination (which relates to TKAM), so I wrote a book review. There is also "The Kite Runner", but I prefer this book because I think it is more emotional. It gives the reader an intimate look at Afghanistan and the difficulties of life in there. While Khaled Hosseini's other book, "The Kite Runner" deals with the relationship between men, this story deals with the relationship between women. It is an emotional story, which reveals how women of Afghanistan are treated, having to endure the hardships of life, the disdain of society, etc. There are two main female characters in the story, mainly Mariam and Laila, and the books constantly shift between both their perspectives. There are many heart-wrenching scenes, one of them where one of the main characters, Mariam, sacrificed herself to save Laila by taking the blame of killing her husband (in turn freeing Laila from the grip of her husband, who mistreated both Mariam [who was also a wife] and Laila). The use of some afghanistan words like hamshira , harami, and the jo and the end of the name also adds to the feeling attachment to the story. The story focuses a lot on the characters and emotions. It grabs the sympathy of the reader with various real-life circumstances (unhappy marriage, abusive husband, death of family member, daily life routines, etc.) We can place ourselves in the shoes of the characters with the author's vivid description. Overall, I think this book is really amazing. Although I have read it already, I still flip the pages from time to time. It shows the life of the two strong and courageous women, and successfully grabs the reader's sympathy.