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Thousand Splendid Suns
Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini
After more than two years on the bestseller lists and over four million copies in print, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel of enormous contemporary relevance. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistans last thirty yearsfrom the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuildingthat puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal livesthe struggle to survive, raise a family, find happinessare inextricable from the history playing out around them. Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible lovea stunning accomplishment.
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Teresereading
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this book 🌞 2mo
Seabreeze_Reader It looks like you are trying to read books from 24 different countries this year. Here's hoping your reading goal is going well.
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#WithSadEnding 💔💔
#AboutABook

Definitely an ugly cry 😭

Eggs Ohhhh yeah 😣😭 4mo
ReadingisMyPassion This was so good...and so sad. 3mo
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krintintin
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I'm at the part where Laila marries Rasheed. I knew something wasn't right when Rasheed was being nice. I knew he hadn't changed, but it still shocked me when Mariam confronted him. I hate him. Both him and Jalil.

What happened to Babi and Tariq is really sad. I had to stop reading.

TrishB It‘s a very sad book. Ugly crying one 😢 5mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#Desert
#StorySettings

This one wrecked me 💔😓

ChaoticMissAdventures I remember exactly where I was when I read this, I listened to the audio on a road trip with my ex, he was napping and woke up to me pulled over on the side of the central California freeway SOBBING. 6mo
monibookishnerd Yes, this was a beautiful and heart-wrenching story 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @ChaoticMissAdventures and remember too! Thankfully I was home alone for the ugly cry 😭 6mo
Eggs Ah yes, the sobbing 😫 6mo
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Pickpick

A 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.

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Pickpick

What a grest book! It was heartbreaking and made me so so thankful for being able to grow up and live in a safe country with basic human (female) rights 🙏🏼 the story follows two woman through their hardships, forced marriages, brutality, loss of rights and wars. 5/5⭐️

Gissy I thought the same when I read this book. So much to do though. Heartbreaking novel 💔 9mo
tpixie A wonderful heart wrenching book 📕💜 9mo
ju.ca.no @Gissy @tpixie oh yes🩷🩷 9mo
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BarkingMadRead
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#bookspinbingo books for February. The white spine at bottom left is Evalina

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Gissy
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#12Booksof2023 May Month @Andrew65

Another month where I didn‘t read much. The tagged was my favorite one.

I also enjoyed Clothes-Pegs and Foul Lady Fortune

Andrew65 A wonderful book. 11mo
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Helenubed
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"Learn this now and learn it well, my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman.“

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Helenubed
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"A face of grievances unspoken, burdens gone unprotested, a destiny submitted to and endured."

#khaledhosseini#athousandsplendidsuns

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Helenubed
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She remembered Nana saying once that each snowflake was a sigh heaved by an aggrieved woman somewhere in the world. That all the sighs drifted up the sky, gathered into clouds, then broke into tiny pieces that fell silently on the people below. As a reminder of how people like us suffer, she'd said. How quietly we endure all that falls upon us.
#khaledhosseini#athousandsplendidsuns

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Helenubed
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Though there had been moments of beauty in it, Mariam knew that life for the most part had been unkind to her.
:(
#khaledhosseine#athousandsplendidsuns

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GinaKButler
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Starting my November #doublespin a wee bit late.

This is also from my #unreadbookshelf list and one of my #23in23 picks.

GinaKButler Outstanding book! I can‘t believe it languished on my bookshelves as long as it did. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 12mo
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Hirschea
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Very complete look into a very different world. So very interesting and moving

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MonicaLoves2Read
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Panpan

Unpopular 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.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
Second book for #JoysofJune Readathon @Andrew65

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 We all have different reaction to books and audiobooks can make a big difference too. 1y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1y
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Gissy
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Read 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. ❤️ ⬇️

Gissy Another novel that motivates to read more about these sad events in history. Even today, there is so much to do in many countries to be treated with respect and with equal rights.

#AsianReadathon YouTuber @WithCindy prompt- friendship In this novel there are various friendships relations. (Afghanistan)
Second and last book completed during #20in4 #Readathon @Andrew65
May 2023 #BookSpinBingo (#23 free space) @TheAromaOfBooks
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Gissy Another novel that motivates to read more about these sad events in history. Even today, there is so much to do in many countries to be treated with respect and with equal rights.

#AsianReadathon YouTuber @WithCindy prompt- friendship In this novel there are various friendships relations. (Afghanistan)
Second and last book completed during #20in4 #Readathon @Andrew65
May 2023 #BookSpinBingo (#23 free space) @TheAromaOfBooks
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
Andrew65 Love this book. Well done 👏👏👏 1y
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Annakiesey
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It was a really good book! I strongly recommend reading it. It‘s a little boring at the beginning but the end was sooooo good.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.”

#Shimmer
#InQuotes

💛📚💫

Cathythoughts I loved this movie 💔 2y
Cathythoughts Oh I mean I loved The Kite Runner movie 🙂 2y
Eggs 😭😭 2y
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Andrew65
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Eggs So sad 😭 2y
Cathythoughts ♥️💔 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks We chose the same one! 2y
Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😂 Not surprised that you chose one from this book. 2y
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FantasyChick
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Pickpick

This has been on my shelf for a thousand years and I'm happy to have finally gotten to it. Beautifully written story of hardship, abuse and heartbreak. I'm not sure why it took me so long

#Jumpstart2023 #BookspinBingo #ISpyBingo #TrappedOnAnIsland #Pantone2023 #BookChain
@TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick @Lizpixie @aperfectmjk

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2y
Clwojick Fantastic! You‘re crushing it 2y
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Andrew65
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A powerful message given what is once again happening in Afghanistan whilst the world just stands by and watches. 😢 Education for all girls and women should be a fundamental right across every country in the world.

#Marriage #InQuotes

@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Eggs Agree😔 2y
Blerdgal_Fenix Loved this book 2y
Andrew65 @Blerdgal_Fenix Me too, although not always comfortable reading. 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this book!! 2y
Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It was your comments on the book that led to me reading it. 2y
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Another_bibliophile
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Worth all the hype
Truly opened my eyes to the past and present of Afganistan
I wish everybody to be safe and healthy
🙂🙃🙂🙃

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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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I loved this book so much that I hated putting it down to cook dinner. The writing is magnificent and the characters are loveable (mostly)!

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LizaComberg
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Although not as good as The Kite Runner, it's still a great read

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TheRiehlDeal
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#LittensWantToKnow
Thanks for the tag @EadieB 😊

The tagged book
The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward)
The Lost City of the Monkey God (Douglas Preston)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Mark Haddon)

EadieB You‘re welcome! Nice choices! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks The tagged broke my heart 💔💔 2y
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Bklover
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#alphabetgame #lettert #letteru #letterv
Three very different books! But loved them all!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Suns!! 😭😭😭 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“A society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated.”

I cried and cried 😭😭

#AlphabetGame
#LetterT

Everyone is tagged!!

vonnie862 I still need to read this but I am not ready to cry. 2y
Blackink_WhitePaper Wonderful choice 😭 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vonnie862 yes!! Have tissues! 2y
jlhammar I can't believe I still haven't read this one! It is on my shelves, just waiting. 2y
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Minervasbutler
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Hosseini rises to the daunting challenge of following The Kite Runner with a grim but ultimately hopeful story of two women's lives in a patriarchal society.

KathyWheeler This is my favorite book of his. 2y
TrishB @KathyWheeler mine too ❤️ 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.”

#BookMoods
#Madeyoucry 😭😭😭

Eggs 😭💔😱 2y
mrp27 I‘ve loved all of his books, so good and such great story telling! I think I‘ve cried while reading all of them. 2y
SilversReviews Definitely made me cry. 2y
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Bookworm54
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Covering a tumultuous time in Afghanistan, the lives of two women become intertwined in Kabul.
It was a tough read, especially with everything happening with women‘s rights around the world as well as in Afghanistan currently.
I feel like ultimately the story ended on a hopeful note though.

#FoodAndLit #Afghanistan

Texreader Excellent review 2y
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Mehso-so

I liked it... was not as spectacular as I anticipated. I think I liked The Kite Runner better. For me...⭐️⭐️⭐️

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marss
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“Kiss Aziza for me," she said. "Tell her she is the noor of my eyes and the sultan of my heart. Will you do that for me?”

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Bookworm54
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I met my #MarvellousMay goals by finishing Beyond the Tower, and starting the tagged book

I have just reached part 3 so I am nearly halfway through.
It‘s a tough read and I have a feeling it‘s going to get worse, but at the same time I am enjoying the story ☺️

#FoodAndLit #Afghanistan

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I was ugly crying when I finished this one!! 😭😭😭 3y
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britt_brooke
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Grabbed this photo at #bookclub today. 🤩 Want to make lovely new friends as an adult? Start a book club! A friend and I started this group only knowing a couple of members, but we posted in local fb groups, and ladies showed up to the first meeting not knowing anyone. That takes courage! We‘ve now had 3 meetings, and I‘m digging our core group of 10-12. Bookish people are the BEST. 💚

slategreyskies That does take courage! This post makes me happy!! :) 3y
LeahBergen Love this! 💙💙 3y
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britt_brooke @LeahBergen 🥰 It makes my heart so happy! 3y
sarahbarnes Love this!! 3y
Cathythoughts We‘ll done ! That‘s brilliant ❤️👍🏻 3y
Megabooks Fantastic! I‘m so happy it‘s worked out so well!! I‘d love to start one here. (edited) 3y
britt_brooke @Megabooks You should!! 3y
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I never picked this up during its first few years of incredible success, then the window of my caring shut tight. Now, here we are many years later, and it‘s my new IRL book club‘s selection. I acquiesced. Hosseini focuses on the lives of Mariam and Laila, two women, two generations, ravaged by unrest and oppression in their native Afghanistan. It‘s a beautifully written, brutal story. I‘m happy to have finally read it. #bookclub

KathyWheeler This is my favorite Hosseini book. 3y
Cinfhen I recently re-read this but as an audio & WOW did my heart break 1000 x over. I forgot had powerful this story is!!! So glad your bookclub chose it. 3y
zezeki I'm reading Hosseini for my book club as well, but we're reading 3y
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LeeRHarry Mine too @KathyWheeler 😊 3y
britt_brooke @KathyWheeler @LeeRHarry I can see why! I‘ve not read any of his others, but this definitely exceeded my expectations. 3y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Me, too! ❤️‍🩹 3y
britt_brooke @zezeki I‘ll have to finally get to that one at some point as well. Hope you all enjoy! 3y
Zoes_Human The audio is particularly well-done as well 3y
britt_brooke @Zoes_Human Agree - it‘s fantastic! 3y
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janeycanuck
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An interesting - and somewhat difficult - read in 2021 with all that's happening again in Afghanistan. There was such depth and richness in this with a beautiful story of two women who come together in an unexpected way.

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Andrew65
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A wonderful book.

#FamilyLove #ItHadToBeYou

Eggs I agree-earth shaking and unforgettable 😓 3y
KellyK One of my all-time favorites. ❤️❤️ 3y
AllDebooks He's an exceptional author 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this one 💔 3y
Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You we‘re the reason I read it 💕 3y
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OriginalCyn620
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Pickpick

Oh, this book! Beautifully done and so heartbreaking. 💔

#bookspinbingo
#booked2022 - weather term in title

Cinfhen Agreed!!!! 3y
TheRiehlDeal I need to reread this. It‘s been awhile. 3y
BookDadGirlDad This and Kite Runner are on my never-ending TBR 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Andrew65
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#2ndBookof2021 #12Booksof2021 #February

A difficult choice for February, but chose this one as story stayed in my head most. Also notable mentions for Three Marys by Glenn Cooper, Deadly Cry by Angela Marsons and The Night Hawks by Ellie Griffiths. A good reading month.

PageShifter I have also read this and liked! That ending 💔 3y
Andrew65 @PageShifter 😢😢😢 3y
Readergrrl One of my favorite novels to teach. I “ugly cry” every single time I get to “that” scene and the letter. 😭😭😭 3y
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Andrew65 @Readergrrl Is it possible not to? 🤷‍♂️ 3y
Amiable Fabulous book. 3y
jlhammar I've been meaning to read this for ages! 3y
Andrew65 @jlhammar Strongly recommended. 3y
andrew61 Great book, and I thought about it a lot earlier thus year due to events in Afghanistan. I should reread it. 3y
Andrew65 @andrew61 Yes it did make you think about it all over again. 3y
Cinfhen Really heartbreaking 3y
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mackelie
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It‘s a heartbreaking story of friendship, war and life in Afghanistan. Mariam and Laila are brought together by circumstances and soon become very close. Taliban has taken over Kabul and they need to survive its regime.

It‘s a really captivating story seeing Afghanistan through Mariam‘s & Laila‘s eyes.

Aryan04 is it slow paced ? 3y
mackelie @Aryan04 I wouldn‘t say so. The story moves quite quickly. 3y
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mackelie
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Such similar covers and coincidence of having two picks for upcoming bookclub selections! I have just finished the ‘The Space Between Us‘ and looking forward to reading ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns‘.

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451Degrees
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I am constantly astounded by this book every time I get a chance to listen to it. We were on the topic of horror tonight in my book club and I was brought back to this book constantly within our discussion. This novel is not by any means the definition of a horror story. But I feel that sense of shock and unbelief as Mariam‘s story goes on. It‘s truly heart wrenching and raw. Glad to be reading it even if it‘s difficult.

Soubhiville I have loved all of his novels. 3y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“A society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated.”

#Society
#ConflictedWorlds

This book… 😭😭

Eggs At the sight of that book, I feel it all over again 😳😭 3y
TrishB @Eggs exactly! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs I know… I was glad I was alone when I finished it!! 😭😭😭😭😭 3y
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perfectsinner
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Picked out my next read 😐
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Now, I've had this in my pile for a few years. However, I absolutely *hated* The Kite Runner [what?! Shocking, I know.] So I've been putting this off due to my abhorrence of TKR.
Sooooo here's hoping this one isn't as bad lol
I've heard good things, but... everyone generally raves about TKR, too ... and since I'm the minority who hated it, I'm not sure about this one.

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“But mostly, Mariam is in Laila‘s own heart, where she shines with the bursting radiance of a thousand suns.”

And I will read this book, again and again until our only sun goes out or I cease to breathe.

Love ❤️ to all silent women.
#women

TrishB An amazing book. 3y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“A society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated...”
Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns

This book!!! Omg I was glad I was alone when I finished it 🥲😭😢💔

#MayCharacters
#Mourns 😭😢🥺😩💔

Eggs Truth ❤️📚💔😭😞🙏🏻📚❤️ @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks (edited) 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs I want to read it again, but I have soooo many others!! 4y
TrishB Ugly, ugly cry at this one. 4y
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mavey One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roof, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls. 😭Khaled Hosseini's best! 4y
Bookwormjillk Haha I finished this one when I was on the train to work. I looked up and there was my boss looking at me like I was deeply disturbed. 4y
LeeRHarry This is my fave of his and yes lots of ugly crying 4y
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