BOOK REVIEW 7 - KHALLED HOSSEINI'S "A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUN"

My second read of Hosseini's book, right after The Kite Runner. Another story of the lives of Aghanistan's people, mostly about their sufferings of the oppressed people, women to be exact. The novel centralizes on two characters, Laila and Mariam. Mariam is given away to be married to a man older than her at the age of 15. Laila, is in a way forced to marry an old man at a young age too when both her parents are killed by a bomb. As their fate crosses, these two unlucky characters start to have conflicts between them when Laila is actually marrying Mariam's husband as the second wife. Initially, they become enemies but in the end, when they both try to confront the brutal and heartless husband, they become closer and start to protect each other.

It would be unfair for me to disclose the ending of the story. You MUST read this novel yourself because you will soon realize that we rarely are thankful with the lives we live, the air we breathe and the freedom we have. Kudos to Hosseini for making me see lives from a different perspective.

BOOK REVIEW 6 - KHALLED HOSSEINI'S "THE KITE RUNNER"

The story of friendship and brotherhood. Two characters growing up together in the city of Kabul, Amir and Hassan, one the son of a rich man and the other, of a servant, respectively. But being innocent children, there is no line drawn between the two until society sees their relationship as inappropriate especially when Hassan comes from a race of a lower class. This leads to an incident which in the end has made Amir succeeded in making Hassan go away from his home. Nevertheless, at one point of the plot, it is revealed that Hassan is actually Amir's half brother and that has caused Amir to have the biggest regret of his life after all the things he has done.

A book which full of emotion and if you are looking for something to read, this is the one you should get hold of. Highly recommended, I am giving this book 10/10 rating. In fact, I have one more Hosseini's book waiting to be picked. And will be watching the movie version based on the same book very soon. Talking about enthusiasm...