I have yet to read A Thousand Splendid Suns. The Kite Runner was a look into how terrorist groups take over whole areas and it is a peek into the culture. It is definitely a great read.
I found the audiobook on YouTube and it was good … i listened to it maybe 2 or 3 years ago so i don’t really remember it that well… i think i wouldn’t have finished the book if i read it but because the audio was good i wanted to see what people were talking about … you know, it’s a well known novel… i remember that there were things that i didn’t like… i mean things in the details that i thought they weren’t right … Don’t ask about them cause i really don’t remember ?
I’ve honestly read it half (I borrowed it from a library) and one day ,I may complete it .But I liked it till where I read it .It was completely different from what I’d read before and it was the narrator with his faults , observations and inner struggle whom I think was the most complex character in the novel . But then again I haven’t read all of it ,so you’ll have to see for yourself
I listened to the audiobook, read by the author, who did a good job. He really helped transport me into his culture. The book gives an excellent background into the problems of that country.
I read The Kite Runner, and while it was well-written and a good story I just couldn’t really get into it or feel engaged with the characters. But most people love it!
I loved the book. Not certain I would recommend it for the end of January-February. I am picking my books carefully at this point, reading The Music Shop, by Rachel Joyce. It is intelligent enough and sweet! A bit romantic, loveable characters.
Racism exists everywhere. I didn’t think any less of Afghanistan. Just less of people who think it’s ok to commit atrocities. It was more a story of making things right than about a country. It was a very good but very sad book.
Depends what you’re out for. The writing is fine the story another story #nopun. It’s a book for a particular audience… We got enough cliches about the east on Fox news don’t wanna be reading them too.
Absolutely, it is a great book as are his others.
Gut wrenching but yes, worth reading.
So good! Thought provoking, difficult, heart breaking and beautiful.
Well worth reading!
Yes! It’s tough in places, but so good!
Yes Yes Yes.
My teenage daughter is reading it right now. And she really likes it. Good read.
Excellent read!
I’ve started it a few times, but never get far.
Oh yes, indeed!!!!!
Definitely
I loved it!
Yes.
Yes!
It’s incredible
YES!
The book that set the bar of good reads for me.
Go for it.. It is a good read
Loved the movie
Yes
One of my favorite books ever. ❤️
Wow…seems highly recommended book
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!
I was showed the movie by Aghan locals when i was in Aghanistsn. I also werr told the stories about kite tunning prior to Taliban
It’s a great book, it deals with heavy issues, but so good!!!
Yes!
It’s an amazing, wonderful book. Definitely worth reading. Enjoy
Yes!
Yup!
Oh, yes
Definitely
Yes
Stop what you’re doing and read now!
Yes
Definitely
Yes
Absolutely! Classic
yes !
One of my favorites of all time. Loved it!
Loved it!
Excellent book.
Absolutely.
Probably my favorite book ever!
Absolutely.
Nope
I found it pretty good, but much preferred ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ by the same author.
Absolutely!
Amazing
Yes!
I have yet to read A Thousand Splendid Suns. The Kite Runner was a look into how terrorist groups take over whole areas and it is a peek into the culture. It is definitely a great read.
Incredible novel!
Yes! It was a very good book. I haven’t read anything else by this author but I was not disappointed with The Kite Runner
Yes!!
Yes!
Yes!
Yes
yes! very good book
Yes!
Definitely!
Yes!
Yes, and yes
It’s beautiful 🙂
Fabulous book.
Yes great book
Read it!
Absolutely!
Definitely worth reading.
Such a great book!
Yes
Excellent!
Yes, but scarring.
Yes. Upsetting, but yes.
Absolutely yes!
Yes!
Didn’t care for it, didn’t finish.
I haven’t read it, but my sister gave it 5 stars on Goodreads.
Definitely!
I’ve read it. Luring book! Hossein’s other books are also extraordinary.
I’m the only one who didn’t like it? Boring. I would never recommend it.
It’s looking like you’re in the minority here Ann, lol. ☺
I think so!
I hated that book.
Definitely
Yes,??
Excellent book. Well written.
100% yes
Definitely worth reading!
OH my heaven!! Yes!
Would read it again.
Terrible. Atrocious writing.
100% yes
Yes
Yes
Oh yes!
Yes
Absolutely
So totally worth it.
YES!!
Awesome!!!!!!
Yes. I put off reading it and then got absorbed once I started.
Yes it is
haven’t read it yet.
It is amazing!
Read it and enjoyed it a lot.
Rough reading – beautiful but will break your heart.
Absolutely! It is one of my all time favorites!
I havent read it yet.
Absolute must read!
Yes
Most definitely!
Definitely ? One of the most memorable contemporary fiction I have read.
Terrifically haunting. A must.
Kite Runner? I couldn’t put it down. A very good read.
Yes
yes… unputdownable!
Absolutely!!
Yes! Absolutely! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03srddf)
Yes, definitely!
Of course! It definitely is!!
Yes, definitely worth reading. It’s painful to read at times, but you won’t put it down until the last page. Then, it’ll stay with you.
Yes
Yes!
Absolutely!
I found the audiobook on YouTube and it was good … i listened to it maybe 2 or 3 years ago so i don’t really remember it that well… i think i wouldn’t have finished the book if i read it but because the audio was good i wanted to see what people were talking about … you know, it’s a well known novel… i remember that there were things that i didn’t like… i mean things in the details that i thought they weren’t right … Don’t ask about them cause i really don’t remember ?
Excellent book
Yes
Excellent book, outstanding prose, although it is like getting hit by a freight train, and not in a good way. It is an excellent book.
One of my top 5 favorites of all time
I didn’t care of it, but it was very popular.
Yes!!!
YES!
Loved it!
Love love love that book!
Yes!
It’s an unforgettable book
Read it in 2015 while on vacation in Calif.
Its remarkable, unforgettable!
Not only is it worth reading, but the movie is also terrific, and so is the soundtrack! Gorgeous music!
Yes it’s been many years but I remember I loved it!
OMG YES! Could be one of my top 3 books of all time.
Oh yes!!
It is remarkable, but tough subject
Most definitely!
Yes it’s worth the read…
Most definitely!
Totally
Absolutely!!
It is a wonderful, sad book
Yes
Absolutely! It’s a wonderful book. Hit close to home for me. Have the tissues ready.
What @Susan said. A whole box of ‘em.
Yes, it is powerful!
Great book . As is A Thousand Splendid Suns ( same author)
Yes!
And his third book, ‘And the Mountains Echoed,’ was chosen as best fiction of the year by Goodreads voters (4 million vote!)
Yes! Loved it!
Yes. Anything by Hosseini is worth reading!
Thousand splendid suns is much more beautiful to me
Definitely
Yesssss
A great book ❤
Absolutely worth reading-heartbreakingly beautiful
One of my favourites! And A Thousand Splendid Suns is great too!
Yes, it’s wonderful.
Yess definitely ♥♥
Yes, and loved it. It will stay in your mind for a long time.
It’s really powerful and very well written
Yes
Great book it’s totally on my top ten list.
A simple story told well. a gem
Just started it last night.
Yes! If you like it then you should read A Thousand Splendid Suns too.
It’s more than worth reading my friend
Oh, yes!
Yes. I didn’t think I would like it but it was really good. I read his other books too!
I did, it is
Yes!
Yes, be prepared to shed a tear or two!
Or, in my case, buckets of tears.
Yes. It’s one of my best read
Definitely
Absolutely
Totally
Yes!
Yes. I read it earlier this month and it is now one of my top favorites.
Yes !
Yes!
I’ve honestly read it half (I borrowed it from a library) and one day ,I may complete it .But I liked it till where I read it .It was completely different from what I’d read before and it was the narrator with his faults , observations and inner struggle whom I think was the most complex character in the novel .
But then again I haven’t read all of it ,so you’ll have to see for yourself
Yes but a heart wrenching one!
Yes
Absolutely! I liked A Thousand Splendid Suns, too.
Double yes
Yes!!!
Yes! I love it
Definitely
Yes
Yes
Yes it’s a lovely book
So good!
Loved it.
Well worth the time but not an easy read.
Yes. After reading , you must watch the movie. ??? both book and movie made me cried ?
I listened to the audiobook, read by the author, who did a good job. He really helped transport me into his culture. The book gives an excellent background into the problems of that country.
Yes
Yes..worth
Absolutely! Great book!
Absolutely.. One of the best books i hv ever read
What a story and the writing was superb.
It’s a great story. Definitely top of the list!
Read it, but was not impressed.
yes
Love love love
Good book.
Yes
We had to read it in AP Literature in high school. Loved it so much I bought the book. I often give it to people that ask me for book recommendations
Yes!
For me it was an emotional read. I like all his books. So yes from me.
An amazing book. I loved it.
Yes. Fantastic book
Read it….but my favorite by the author is A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Yes that book is amazing.
I am the exact opposite Lynne!?
Yes!
Yes!
Absolutely.
Yes!
In my top 5 favorites of all time!
Yes, I loved that book!
Yes
Yes
MY FAVORITE BOOK!
This is our current book at my book club! Enjoying it so far.
Yes, absolutely.
I’ve read “A Thousand Splendid Suns” and it’s splendid, indeed??
It’s a must read!!
It’s a good one, go for it
The Kite Runner is excellent!
Really good.
The best
It was fabulous and so was A Thousand Splendid Suns.
One of the best fiction I have ever read..
Fantastic book! Enjoy it. A thousand splendid suns is very good too.
Yes
Yes! And A Thousand Splendid Sun’s.
Yes!
I preferred a thousand splendid suns, actually.
Very moving and informative and memorable. Feeling of the story stays with you for a long time.
Absolutely loved it,! And 1000 suns also good but liked kite runner better. What a read!
It’s marvelous!
A worthy read.
Definitely
It was a great book!
An interesting read with much to think about, but I can’t say I enjoyed it.
Absolutely!
Totally worth the read!!!!!!!
I liked it.
‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ is also very good.
I read The Kite Runner, and while it was well-written and a good story I just couldn’t really get into it or feel engaged with the characters. But most people love it!
It is required reading for some high schools
Amazing book.
I enjoyed it.
Amazing.
Not a fan. I tried many times.
Yes!
I loved it
Just finished it last night. An amazing book.
Yes!!!!!
Definitely worth reading
Really great!
Definitely! Read it!
Definetly!
Yes, it was a tough read though.
Yes
Great book!
Yes, really engaging
I read it 10 years ago and again last year. It was even better the second time.
Very worth reading.
Yes
Heck yea!
Yes ma’am, gives you great insight into another culture as well as a great story.
Yes
Wonderful book. Highly recommend.
YES!!
Yes? Very good, thought provoking book.
Yes! Wonderful!
Absolutely worth it…. my favorite of his that I’ve read!
Yes! Read the book and watched the movie too.
Absolutely then read A Thousand Splendid Suns
You will want to go fly a kite !
You joined!!! Yay!
@Lacey thanks for telling us about it!
Absolutely worth reading. Hold on tight.
Wonderfully written, vivid and highly disturbing. I read two of his books and can’t handle the imagery any more
Yes, it is. I feel like it changed my life. 🙂
READ IT.
A favorite!
Loved it. Some tough parts for sure, but a great read!
I started it but couldn’t get pass the tough part. I didn’t finish the book!
Great
It is amazing. I like all his books!
I also liked all of his books.
One of my all time favorites…
Yes
An amazing book.
Yes
Yes it’s one of my favorite
❤️❤️
Absolutely worth reading!
Yes, I read it and it was worth reading.
It taught me so much. Good story.
Me, yessss
Yes I have and yes it’s worth it. An amazing story from a part of the world most people are unfamiliar with.
I think so.
I read it but it’s not something I’d usually read. It was alright. A lot of tragic moments and it ended decently.
Yes, I think so.
YES!
I’d say yes 🙂 I liked it a lot, and recently finished his second book, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and would recommend that, too.
The first book is better, though I enjoyed both
@Isabel, I agree! Both books were terribly sad, tho…
Highly recommend this book!
✋✋✋✋✋✋
Incredible book. However, a warning, it is emotionally hard to read. Still worth doing, most of the great books are.
Very emotional.
Its a great book.
Very much so. All of his books are really good.
It’s a great book… Go ahead…
I loved it.
I couldn’t get into reading the book but loved the audiobook!
It was too graphic for me. I was unable to complete it.
I found it fascinating.
Oh, yeah! Awesome book!
I got bored with it
Yes
Do it
Go for it.You won’t regret!
Great book. Wish he had a new one.
It is a great book!
One of the best books I’ve read
Definitely!
I have. It’s very good but also very sad
Yes
Yes it’s a great book, read a thousand splendid suns by Hosseini too, it’s equally as good
2 of my favs!
You should read it , definitely. It’s a great book. 🙂
I found it really depressing tbh …
Great book
WONDERFUL book!! “For you, a thousand times…”
Indeed
Brilliant book.
Absoulutely!
Yes absolutely ♥️
It is beautiful and Heartbreaking.
yes yes yes
It’s emotional. But it’s so good! So is “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by the same author. That’s one of my faves
Yes. Good story. I cared about the characters and learned about a place I knew little about at the time I read the book. Well worth it.
I loved the book. Not certain I would recommend it for the end of January-February. I am picking my books carefully at this point, reading The Music Shop, by Rachel Joyce. It is intelligent enough and sweet! A bit romantic, loveable characters.
It’s a great book… I also liked A thousand Splendid Sun…
Loved this book. Worth a read definitely
I loved it.
Yes!
Yes, definitely worth a read.
Yes!
Worth every second lemme tell you!! I love it!
It is based on racism and defaming a great nation of afghanistan.
Racism exists everywhere. I didn’t think any less of Afghanistan. Just less of people who think it’s ok to commit atrocities. It was more a story of making things right than about a country. It was a very good but very sad book.
True!
Yes, you @Cheli are right.
@Susan ! Thank u 🙂
Absolutely!
Yes
Addicted to it…but going quite slow don’t know why
I absolutely loved it you really should read it.
I m reading it…
Great novel…
Yes.
Loved this book!!!
Yes. But i didn’t go gaga over it…
ABSOLUTELY ?
Yes
i really liked it. it was a deep read.
Very good book, but I had terrible dreams about the scenes in the story. Had to put it down…
It’s awesome. Haunting but awesome
Gives you a lot to think about & be grateful for.
Absolutely.
Has anyone read the new thriller Woman in the Window? I haven’t but plan to.
It was okay. Lots of black and white movie references and part of plot line. Not really a thriller, more of a mystery. And quite sad, really.
Depends what you’re out for. The writing is fine the story another story #nopun. It’s a book for a particular audience… We got enough cliches about the east on Fox news don’t wanna be reading them too.
Amazing book!
Beautiful
Very good
I listened to the audio book and it was amazing.
I can not remember if it was the author or another but, they did great job doing the audio .
For sure!
Yes