BOOK REVIEW
November 14th, 2017
SPENDING FREE
TIME: A THOUSANDS SPLENDID SUNS
A thousand splendid suns. Khaled Hosseini. 2008.
Rivekhead Books. 350 pages
Hello everybody! In this entry I’m talking about an unputdownable and passionate
book. As you can guess, I would strongly recommend it.
First encounter
The story
begins with Mariam, a little girl who was born in a kolba (a type of the
poorest houses), the house-keeper’s daughter who was a rich man’s lover.
Mariam's father always visited her once a week, and every week was the same -- her mother reminded her that she was a harami (bastard). One day, when she was
fifteen, Mariam escaped from home and tried to meet her father’s family in
their rich world. As a consequence, her mother hung herself. Mariam’s life changed for the worse
radically when her father’s wives married her to Rashid and she moved to Kabul,
for example, she had to wear a burqa. Mariam’s life wasn’t good, but it got worse
when a young Laila appeared to be Rashid’s new young wife.
Plot
The story of
Mariam tell us about the suffering of many women in a Taliban world, in which men
rule and women have to obey, deprived of their freedom, and in some cases
sharing their life with other wives. We shouldn't forget that some of them, like
Mariam and Laila, have to endure mistreatment, too.
When I went through your review I lived again the time when I was reading the book. You've perfectly captured the essence of the novel. I found it fascinating. And, yes, I did cry.
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