Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
What we're reading

Find your new favourite book or recommend one on our Book forum.

Original poster

1000 Splendid Suns

89 replies

trulymadlydeeply · 22/06/2008 21:37

Just finished this and it's on my mind as it was so brilliant.

Has anyone else read it and loved it like I did?

OP posts:
mollysawally · 23/06/2008 19:33

I did think half of a yellow sun was better.

MaryAnnSingleton · 23/06/2008 16:38

it was ok..not bowled over by it though...over-hyped imo.

AbbeyA · 23/06/2008 16:34

I loved it although there were times that I could hardly bear to read it and was relieved when it moved forward a few years.

Original poster
trulymadlydeeply · 23/06/2008 16:24

I'm afraid I'm very ignorant, and after reading the book wanted to know more about Afghanistan's history, and Islamic culture.

Where to even begin, is the question ...

OP posts:
CoteDAzur · 23/06/2008 15:09

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

mollysawally · 22/06/2008 21:49

rambling and commiting a thousand typo's!

auntyspan · 22/06/2008 21:48

Me too I guess... although if it meant I didn't enjoy the book as much as I did then I glad I know nothing.... if you see what I mean....

mollysawally · 22/06/2008 21:48

Amp - I feel the same way when I finish a book I love, thats why I love reading. You just dont get the same feeling about films or TV.

Arti - I've just read 'maps for lost lovers' and that explolres muslim and islam in uk, that seemed to back up most things in '100 suns' so I don't think you are ignorant if you enjoyed it .. now I am rambling!

Amphibimum · 22/06/2008 21:47

really artichokes? oh. well i suppose i am pretty ignorant of islamic culture tbh.

Amphibimum · 22/06/2008 21:43

fantastic book. i miss having the characters in my life now ive finished it.

artichokes · 22/06/2008 21:43

I loved it. Was totally absorbed by it and moved too.

However, there are some people on this board who really hate it and say you would only enjoy it if you were totally ignorant of Islamic culture. I don't really know what they mean, I am not totally ignorant of Islamic culture having lived in Turkey BUT western Turkey is not a very hardline Islamic culture... Sorry, I am rambling now!

dizzydixies · 22/06/2008 21:42

oohh noooo hides thread - tis my next read aarrgghhhhhhhh

mollysawally · 22/06/2008 21:41

Read it last year.
Loved it.
Felt so sad she was executed.

auntyspan · 22/06/2008 21:40

YES I finished reading it on Thursday and am still thinking about it.

I wish it had been 50 times longer - so many relationships that could have been explored more etc.

I found the ending a bit like a film script but sometimes I prefer those to the abrupt way some books finish.

HURRY UP AND WRITE ANOTHER!!