Customer Reviews
I can't put this book down! - By: Ms. L. Mcnally, 27 Jul 2008 
I got this book yesterday afternoon & I have already read 34 chapters out of 51! I have told friends about it & even convinced one friend to buy The Kite Runner & read it so that we can both swap them overin a couple of weeks. After one night with this book,I have transformed from a person who never reads to a person who initiates book clubs.
broke my heart - By: K. S. Jackson, 18 Jul 2008 Being a chick lit girl all my life, i was never interestedin harsh reality books, i wanted the fairytale, where i could drift away, happy knowing my heroine would get the guy. That is until i read A thousand spendid suns. I had never read The Kite Runner, & knew little of the author but just reading the back of the book alone was enough to change my ways. Straight away i was drawn into the book, & i couldnt put it down once i picked it up. I found it incredibly difficult to stop at the end of each chapter & for a few nights i ended up getting just 4 hours sleep!It seems i couldnt stop until exhaustion rendered me completely useless! The story about the lives of these two womenin war-torn afghanistan really opened my eyes & the fact that it is all so very real makes it all the more heart wrenching. I have never cried so much over an ending of a book before & am now on everyones most annoying lists both at home & at work, not just bacause i cant stop talking about it but because i keep recommending it to everyone who will listen! For anyone who doesnt want to read this book because 'its not your type of thing' do yourself a favor, if theres one book that will change your mind, & your outlook on life, its this one.
Fantastic, sad, and eye opening - By: Ahmed, 03 May 2008 I have read The Kite Runnerin 3 sittings & was leftin a daze for days. As soon as I heard of this book by the same author I got my hands on this to fill the void left by the Kite Runner. It is addictive to read & I had to finish it to find out what happened at the end. I was left saddened & felt that I was going through a mourning process as the characters have left an effect on me. It is extremely sad that what women go throughin this story is taking place stillin reality, especiallyin this day & age.
Khaled Hosseini is a fantastic author & I hope he writes many more books to show the world what the people of Afghanistan are really going through because of war.
Fantastic Read - By: H. V. L. Sheppard, 15 Mar 2008 Loved it, & have passed it on or bought it for almost all the people I know.
What a load of Kabul - By: Teresa Green, 16 Feb 2008 Yes really, it's a book chiefly setin Kabul - oh, & I also wanted to grab your attention. What a wonderful read this is - I actually finished itin two sittings. I won't bother to go into the story as it's already been very competently reviewed by loads of other people. I just want to say, do yourself a huge favour & read this book. Word of warning: Make sure you have a box of man-sized tissues close by & that you're wearing waterproof mascara.
Do yourself a double-favour & get The Book Thief by Markus Zusak at the same time. Life-changing reads.
