I read this book a few months ago as part of a book club I was in (it has since totally fizzled out, unfortunately), but even though I read it awhile ago, I find myself thinking about it frequently.
“A Thousand Splendid Suns” is Khaled Hosseini’s second novel (“Kite Runner” was his first, I haven’t read it yet but it will be next) and it is immediately completely engrossing. When I was reading it I was constantly late to meet people or to go to work because I kept telling myself “2 more pages.” Parts of it are really hard to read because it is so heartbreaking and unjust, and the end is very bittersweet because of that. But it’s truly incredible – he writes characters so well, and the way they all become connected is amazing.
I spend a lot of time thinking and talking about women in modern day society – our rights, our struggles, the still-rampant sexism in every day life, etc. This book exacerbated that thought pattern. These women live in a culture where they are viewed to be worth nothing, but they still know their worth and empower themselves.
Now reading: “Skinny Legs and All” – Tom Robbins
Next up: “Kite Runner,” of course, and I’m going to give “The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf another shot. I tried to read it when I was way too young to understand.
