Lately, I've just finished reading "A thousand splendid suns" by Khaled Hosseini. Wonder it is as good as The Kite Runner? Here's what Washington Post said, "Just in case you’re wondering whether A Thousand Splendid Suns is as good as The Kite Runner, here’s the answer: No. It’s better." Yes, It's remarkable.I can't certainly assure that you will love it to death, because it's a novel that contains sorrow and depress. However, the book tells the saddness in achingly beautiful prose. That's the strongest reason for me to love it so much. The Afghan elements indeed capture me extremely, but the way the Afghan writer writes in English takes my breath away over a thousand times. For example, "When the words dried up, the tears did not." After reading this, I gasped for seconds, and applauded with appreciation. In particular, I love how he described the move of those characters, such as, "He fished the photo from his pocket." The verb fish is such a vivid word to line out the perfectly detailed motion. Moreover, "You can't never stretch out your legs without even poking a poet in the ass." This one made me laugh for quite a long time!
Back to the story itself, though the leads - two Afghan women - endured and suffered throughout their lives, the end still goes to a complete round. Like The Kite Runner, the process was always twisted but will be peacefully rounded in the end, inspiringly and encouragingly. I think a thousand splendid suns represent the bright side of life. Since Afghanistan is located comparatively on the east (or middle-east), the sun can also mean Afghanistan, the home, and the origins that they belong to. The book cover, a woman facing to the sun, explains all.
Now I treasure both of his two novels, and I'm freakingly looking forward to his next bestseller.
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