i have the Kite Runner which i never started but have just bought A Thousand splendid suns

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what shall i read first
i am not an avid reader

They're both fantastic but quite heavy choices for someone who doesn't read much. The Kite Runner is more about men and ATSS is more about women, so maybe go with what you're more interested in.

A thousand splendid suns is quite relevant to todays situation in Afghanistan

that is why i just bought it @bruffin

i dont read much because i dont make time and i tend to spend too long once i pick up a book, dangerously,

A thousand splendid suns. It’s just breathtaking. I love the descriptions of Afghanistan and it made me want to visit. And the relationships between the women. Just utterly amazing. I read it every year.

Loved both books, but ATSS really affected me. It's such a moving story and very relevant for today. One particular chapter had me sobbing my eyes out. Hosseini is a terrific writer and his own life story is worth reading up on.

Both are lovely! I'd say ATSS first if you are new to Hosseni's writing. I just finished 'and the mountains echoed' - made me sob! He's amazing and taught me so much about Afghans and Afghanistan.

ATSS is the best. Kite Runner ending was too Hollywood.

Read ATSS first. My daughter and I read it and we still talk about it years later.

I loved both books so you could really take your pick.

I keep meaning to re-read ATSS but hesitate every time I pluck it from the bookshelf as since first reading I have a daughter myself and my mum is no longer with us. It was wrenching enough the first time round.

ATSS is gut-wrenchingly sad.

thank you

ATTS is my favourite book. Beautifully written

ATSS is my favourite book! Sad but amazing.

I loved both but for you, ATSS will be best.

ATSS is the easier to 'get into'. The Kite Runner is also very good but I found the first couple chapters hard going.

ATSS is about a hundred times better, IMO. It’s an amazing book.

I loved both, but ATSS affected me more deeply. It is incredibly sad.

ATSS is an amazing book!

I preferred ATSS, but it is very sad. I learnt a lot about the recent history of Afghanistan

Just don’t do what I did and read the end of ATDS on a train. I was bawling and trying to hide it. It’s amazingly written but utterly heartbreaking. I read it a few years back but honestly don’t think I could read it in light of what is happening there today. It’s too close to home now.

I'm welling up just thinking about ATSS. It's beautiful. Moving. And it haunts me.

Both excellent reads. Enjoy OP

The Kite Runner is good. ATSS is not very good.

I've read both and enjoyed both but ATSS is the one that has stayed with me

I can't actually remember much about the plot or characters in KR but I can still vividly remember certain parts of ATSS and it must be about 12 or 13 years since I read it

I loved a thousand splendid suns. It's incredibly sad though, especially in light of what's going on now, so be prepared for that.