A thousand splendid suns - Sixth blog post
Seeing that I havn't read a million books, I can't compare it with alot. Although I have read Hosseini's other novel, The Kite Runner. This book, A Thousand Splendid Suns is more that a satisfying follow-up, it comes with both fearsome external conflicts as well as painful internal sorrows of treachery and dispair.
Hosseini does not challenge the usual western view of Afghanistan, but he does enrich it, he adds greater knowledge and understanding to it by presenting the so different lifestyle from ours, and makes the Afghans come to life in his comprehensive writing style.
Even though I like Hosseini's way to describe the characters, I had a slight problem with getting involved in their feelings. It was as if he just presented their emotions instaid of slowly building them up. Thereby I did not feel as involved in the book as I believe I could have been.
All this in mind, it was still an enthraling read and I would definitely recommend it. The story describes a time that has been, but is equally valid in our present day. Like an ongoing present tense.
