pickA deeply moving story of endurance. I couldn‘t put it down. An uncomfortable and heart-breaking read that is a reminder of how strong love can be.
I read this as a love story. A love between separated childhood sweethearts; a love between two unlikely friends; and the love of a homeland. A Thousand Splendid Suns is powerful prose.
Re-reading this series I read when I was younger.. such a heart wrenching story through so many hardships, but definitely a good read!
pickInteresting story of a family in Kabul. I was especially intrigued by the different layers of the family. It was interesting to see a more personal look into daily life in Afghanistan. The book came out in 2002 so it is fairly old now, but I doubt life has changed a whole lot there.
pickI've read many books focusing and educating us (quite rightly) on the traumas, restrictions and hostilities towards females under the Taliban rule. But what if you are an educated man that wants to hear his wife's laughter? Would love to walk beside her on the streets? Wants to see her face under the glow of the sun?
Here we see two marriages trying to hold onto humanity in a place where pleasure is a sin.
This book packs a punch.
panUnpopular opinion, but I didn't care for this book. Maybe because I listened to it, it lost something 🤷
All I know is it didn't keep my interest. But, I did stick with it, bc everyone else raved about it.
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pickRead in May- another oldie in my tbr. I loved this book. I know it has been criticized about the polarized characters development, others say they are not realistic but still. The story is about all these wars and political conflicts in Afghanistan. The author will explain some history events, specifically the role of women, through the eyes of Mariam and Laila😢It is a heartbreaking story. I loved it and I‘m glad I read it. ❤️ ⬇️
pickIt was a really good book! I strongly recommend reading it. It‘s a little boring at the beginning but the end was sooooo good.
pickThis book found me in the library and it really was beautifully written. It was an ironic read in that I don't do well with descriptions of pain and torture - my word, it makes a Khaled Hosseini novel look like walk in the park. Other than most of the novels set in Afghanistan that I've read, this goes much more sweepingly into the last few decades in Afghanistan, all the espionage around the time of the Soviet occupation, all very interesting.
