a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini
i finished reading a thousand splendid suns yesterday, and i feel so numb while thinking about it. my heart goes out to the women of Afghanistan and everything they've had to endure. It pains me to realize how easy i have it and how i've never really sat down and thought about how privileged my life is compared to theirs.
coming to the book itself, khaled hosseini's writing is just perfect. he writes women so beautifully, you can truly see his admiration and respect for them in his writing. the story is deeply captivating and i wasn't bored for even a minute while reading it. i also loved that the book wasn't only heartbreaking, it had moments of happiness too. if it had been sad all the way through, it would've felt monotonous and wouldn't have had the same emotional impact.
this is a book that makes you feel too many things all at once, and one that stays with you for a long, long time. I know it will stay with me.