A Thousand Splendid Suns, written by Khaled Hosseini, is a heart-warming, gut-wrenching, powerful fictional novel that leaves readers wanting more. It was a #1 New York Times bestseller and definitely owned up to its great reviews. You learn the importance of friendship while also gaining a feel of what it’s like to be a woman living in Afghanistan, especially during the Taliban takeover. The author grabs your attention in a way that makes you feel like you’re apart of this unbelievable novel.
Mariam, a young girl living in Afghanistan, had lived with her mother until she found that she had committed suicide. She was forced to stay with her father, but he arranged for her to be married to a sixty-one year old stranger. Mariam’s husband Rasheed often abused and neglected her.
Laila, another young girl from …show more content…
Laila and Mariam both come from very distinctive families and backgrounds. They develop an inseparable bond from very misfortunate events. Friendship helped them survive the hardships of their home life and friendship brings them both to bliss and peace in the end. Both these valorous women learn the importance of sacrifice. This book helps the reader to understand the importance of true friends, endurance, love, and courage.
A Thousand Splendid Suns is based around the 1960s to the 2000s in Afghanistan when the Taliban forces their rules upon the country. Women truly had it hard, especially after the Taliban takeover. They have little to no freedom and are treated less important, or like they are toys. They are required to abide by such strict rules and are severely beaten if they are not followed. Personally, this book moved me and made me feel as if I was in Afghanistan, hand in hand with the characters through it all. That’s half the reason that makes the novel so amazing and
Mariam, a young girl living in Afghanistan, had lived with her mother until she found that she had committed suicide. She was forced to stay with her father, but he arranged for her to be married to a sixty-one year old stranger. Mariam’s husband Rasheed often abused and neglected her.
Laila, another young girl from …show more content…
Laila and Mariam both come from very distinctive families and backgrounds. They develop an inseparable bond from very misfortunate events. Friendship helped them survive the hardships of their home life and friendship brings them both to bliss and peace in the end. Both these valorous women learn the importance of sacrifice. This book helps the reader to understand the importance of true friends, endurance, love, and courage.
A Thousand Splendid Suns is based around the 1960s to the 2000s in Afghanistan when the Taliban forces their rules upon the country. Women truly had it hard, especially after the Taliban takeover. They have little to no freedom and are treated less important, or like they are toys. They are required to abide by such strict rules and are severely beaten if they are not followed. Personally, this book moved me and made me feel as if I was in Afghanistan, hand in hand with the characters through it all. That’s half the reason that makes the novel so amazing and