Remarkable story of our neighbourland

Very engaging and heartbreaking story excellent narration👌.thank God!otherwise I leave books in middle if they are monotone.

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poignant. terrible. love this book.

The narrator is terrific. The story kind of slow and boring thru the first half, but without my noticing, I was hooked and fell in love with the characters (truly hate a few of them forever as well). I cried too much. Had far too much empathy and confused what-are-you-doings, but do believe that's one of the joys of reading: that we can learn about other people and the ways of others and hopefully become better people ourselves as a result of the journey.
A really good book. Really good. This one will be with me for a very long time.

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Incredible story and narration.

This is a beautiful novel and introduced me to a world I would not have known about. I must also compliment the narrator. Her reading was so lovely and flawless. It made the novel even more enjoyable. She’s very talented.

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A heartwarming yet heartbreaking story of love, violence and war

The story is one of joy, hope, heartbreak, violence and redemption. When I bought it I saw that someone had complained of the narrator’s accent. I think her mild English accent adds to the imagery, to the story, and brings life to the characters. I enjoyed it a great deal.

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A stunner of a book!

This was a wonderful book. I listened to it on Audible, and I think it would have been better to read it, but the narrator did a good job. This is a story of two strong women who were part of the history of Afghanistan for the past 30 years, from the Russian takeover to the Taliban and beyond. I have to admit that I put off reading this book because I didn't think it would measure up to The Kite Runner, but it did and then some. This is a story of two strong women who are thrown together under very stressful circumstances. Miriam was 15 years old when she was bequeathed to a much older man. She left a home where she did not get along with her mother, but adored her father and brother. She became pregnant and lost her baby, and many others besides. Her husband was a brutal man and shunned Mariam. When another young girl is brought into her home as a second wife, Mariam.did not allow herself to get attached to Laila until Rasheed, their husband, started beating and abusing her as well. A strong alliance is formed between these two women and Laila's two children are also part of the bond, and inevitably, when something horrible happens, they align themselves together. This is a gut-wrenching and difficult story to read and in my case, listen to. But it is a story that must be told. Hosseini has done a marvellous job with this story, and it has become a modern classic. His characters are so real, and his history elements so exact. I am sorry I waited so long to read this book. I fell in love with Miriam and Laila and marvelled at their strength and forbearance.

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Great story, not a fan of narrator

I’m very picky with voices, didn’t love the narrator. But the story was amazing. A slow burn, push through! The second half the book picks up in pace. Will recommend over and over again. Get pick for book club, a lot of good discussion points. Feeling very grateful to be a woman in Canada after this read.

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Beautifully tragic, amazing story and narrator

I first read this book as mandatory reading in twelfth grade. Now, many years later, I listened to it again on a road trip across Canada. It's always stuck with me as one of the most well-written books I've ever encountered. The narrator does an exceptional job with this audiobook. Some reviews said the narrator's accent can be hard to understand at times however I had no issues with it. I'm very glad they got someone with the proper accent to do the audiobook instead of an American. Beautiful narration and beautifully tragic book. I'll always give this book 5 stars.

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WoW WoW WoW

This was an amazone book. It is heartbreaking and crushing. The narration was perfect and the characters were real and tangible. Bravo!!!!

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A Thousand Splendid Suns review

Splendid story with thousands rays of shining lights of hope-:)
Hope for better Afghanistan and peaceful world.

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so conflicted

The story was amazing. At first I almost lost interest because of the narrator. I understand accents I live in a multicultural country, but the pronunciation of some words was so harsh I was turned off the book and hedged on not finishing. An example would be if the word were 'greedy' the narrator said 'gweedy'. I get that people have accents and embrace as much but given your stature as an author I can't fathom that you couldn't have found one person that spoke English and whatever other language that wouldn't have bastardized this so badly?

For those of you still reading. I loved it. I was holding my breath at times wondering what would happen next.

My conclusion is that if you're reading this in print you'll be amazed. If you're listening to the audio book you might be annoyed but it's well worth finishing it off!!

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