A thousand splendid suns

Who should read this novel? Why? Who shouldn’t read this novel? Why? Use the blog to tell the world what you think.

I guess what I am about to say about this book will be what most would say when they have finished a book that they think is amazing. Namely – everyone should read it!  

Though the story is kind of long, and requires an interested reader. And I think you may need to be a bit older to read it, or well – at least about 15. This may narrow the sphere of interest.

But why should everyone read it? The book embraces tremendously interesting and vital issues, in a deeply personal way.

The author, Khaled Hosseini, was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1970. After the family had been living in France for some years they were unable to return to Afghanistan, due to the alarmed situation in the country. Therefore they sought political asylum in the United States.

Even though the author himself have been living in the United States for the major part of his life, I believe that he has embraced the experience of his own, as well as the experience of his parents and are therefore entitled and competent to tell the story of Afghanistan to the world and depict the feelings of the people. This story is needed. Even thought the story itself is fiction, it describes the life how it could be – just as most literary works have, throughout history.

So well, I conclude by saying – read it! Meanwhile I’m off to France!

 C ya!

/ Carro