A Thousand Splendid Suns

This was a great story, which basically surrounded the life of Mariam. What was such a common bond between mother and daughter in the beginning of the story, I really felt for the characters, especially Mariam, with all that she went through, struggling with having the relationship with her father and honoring her mother, then having only to defy her mother once and to discovery of her mother's death. Mariam went through one struggle after another, this is the story where you hope for the best for the main character throughout and when obstacles arise, it can tear at the heart. It still a heartfelt story because with all the events happening in Afghanistan, the civil war, Taliban, etc., you are constantly hoping for the best. It has some happy, poignant and sad moments.

I have a mixed feelings about this book. I like how the writer injected the 3 decades history of Afganistan and showed what the people has been experienced, especially the women. It exposed how bad it is - how the officials use religion to manipulate the people, to justify their cruelty and injustice towards women. And the fact that it is happening again recently is just unspeakable. The world is not as beautiful as I imagine. But the flow of the story has been a blocker for me to build emotional connection with the characters. While I am building a connection with Maryam, it needs to be stopped as the author brings me the Layla story. Then going back to Maryam's, then move again to Layla's, it goes like that till the end. That is why I give it 4 stars.

trust me guys ..i was very excited about reading this one but through d course of reading I could easily make out how over rated it is. negative:characters and relations were not described in depth. positive:a goosebumbing last 80 pages.. u can absolutely read it.u wont b bored but dont expect anything epic