Book Reviews
I just wanted to make a page to share any experiences I had reading lately. I notice that Blogger has a great way to post this but I don’t know how to do that or if I can on WordPress so I am just going to do it this way for now on. Enjoy and please respond with any questions or comments.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
This is Hosseini’s second novel that was proceeded by The Kite Runner which I have not been able to read yet. I did not know much about this book but I did read some great reviews on it and was able to get it quickly from the library. It was hard getting into it but I had a great experience once I stuck it out and I can tell you that I will never forget this book. It is a great historical novel that really helped me understand what the country and people of Afghanistan really has gone through and I will never forget what happened there.
Personally, I learn much better through stories. If I watch the news or read about what is going on in the world I probably couldn’t explain it to someone else an hour later. But if I get enveloped in a story and gain a relationship with a character, it impacts me in such a way that I can never forget. This is exactly how it was with this novel. I have a much better understanding of the history of Afghanistan and what the country is facing today.
I wasn’t sure when I began reading if I would finish. It was so heavy at first; all I could see was dark and I was searching for the light at the end of the tunnel and that is why I kept reading. I knew something good had to come of these women’s lives. I don’t want to tell you what happened to them; only that they faced unimaginable hard ships, things that I doubt I will ever face and witness in my own life. Surprisingly I didn’t cry much while reading it; the tribulation was so great it was beyond the point of depression and tears, you could only just fight through it. But it was still an emotional ride for me as a reader and I finished reading right before bed and found myself unable to sleep. I was bright eyed and refreshed after finishing this novel. I don’t know how else to express how I felt. I just felt truly grateful and happy to live in the country and have the freedoms that I do. I looked at my husband and was grateful to be able to choose him for myself and him for me. I thought about having children and the joy that it must bring because it must–having kids gets people through alot of hard stuff. For a few chapters I was worried about this book being a political statement in some way. But there were too many generations of distorted and disrupt politics to be able to take sides. All I can say is that I am glad our country is able to help in whatever way possible and this novel shines a good light on that as well.
I assure you that if you take time to read this story and get to know the characters you will feel like you learned something. Mostly I learned about resiliency and hope. I feel like I will remember this novel in my own times of struggle. And I know I will never forget it.
Please visit Hosseini’s website to hear his inspiration for this novel. http://www.khaledhosseini.com/blog/
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