A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

372 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home an...

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Community Reviews

4.48
based on 91,506 reviews

Moods

emotional: 91%

sad: 84%

dark: 54%

tense: 44%

challenging: 40%

reflective: 40%

inspiring: 31%

hopeful: 27%

informative: 27%

adventurous: 9%


Pace

18% of readers chose fast
70% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
52% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

89% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

76% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

68% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

29% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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