A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini || Rant Review 

I completed reading this book yesterday, mariam will always shine in my heart like the thousand splendid suns! One of my favorite line is : Just as a compass points always towards North, a man's accusing finger always finds a women. Its a masterpiece ❤❤❤

"No one could count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls"

I took 2 days to finish it and I cried I was inconsolable. ....now I am fine...finished reading it yesterday.

Mariam has become a part of my conscience. Whenever I am stressed about something I hear her say, "Why so worried hamshireh? Life is beautiful. Let life take its course." I hear her praying, uttering His holly words....it gives me strength. Her calmness, her courage inspires me. She is a permanent feature in my heart. The book is precious to me :")

I just finished this book last night. And I just loved it. I was all in tears while reading the letter of Jalil Khan to Marium but none of them were alive when the letter was read.

It is a legitimate ending of illegitimate beginnings..... Heartbreaking, i cried so hard 😨

this book is priceless!! 😌my favourite part is the first five chapters, the relationship between mariam and her dad. i don't know how many times i've read it

It took me more than 5 hours to finish it's last 8 chapters because apparently you can't read so nicely with tear in your eyes.

I’ve read all 3 of his books and to me A thousand splendid suns was the best. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him and had all 3 signed ☺️although I really liked A kite runner as a story, his writing was the best in a thousand splendid suns. I would rate them A kite runner 4/5 stars A thousand splendid suns 5/5 and The mountains echoed 3/5.

Mariam didn't at all deserved the life she lived , she never ever felt happiness in her life and whenever she found it , it occurred that it was false. Atleast Laila's life was well at end but Mariam she thought she was illegitimate but she is the most legitimate human being

I finished reading this book today. It's absolutely beautiful and heart breaking. But I really wished for a happy ending for Mariam cause she is the one, as I feel, never had anything else but sorrow in her life. So I felt like if Mariam would have been given a happy ending it would ease my heart a bit.

Thousand splendid suns is one of my favourites. 😍😍😍 I had borrowed this book from my library and I did not have high expectations. I was halfway through it, when realised I haddd to buy it. This is one of those books which a reader has to have in his/her book collection.

I still feel the Kite Runner is better. Love a thousand splendid suns too ❤️❤️

It is more than heartbreaking. Actually I can't accept the fact that Mariam had so much painful death at last.

Well, this masterpiece is depicted on the horrors of the people in Afghanistan (mostly women) pre and post Taliban takes over. The story is so gripping by Khalid Hosseini's style of writing which is so realistic and a visual treat. It will definitely take you on a journey which is emotional and way too heart wrecking. Speaking about the characters you will surely surely fall in love with Mariam and Laila.💚 By the end of the story you are not only left with a tear, but with a fire lit within!! This is one of those books that will truly move you, pulling on your heartstrings until you bawl like a child. It will definitely change your thoughts, mentality and you'll feel that how blessed we are as there's soo much of pain in the world. Lastly, It's a privilege to get my heart broken by this book. 💔

I love love love this book... I cried so much while reading it.. Finished in 2 days... And it made me think that we should be grateful for what we have..

yaa absolutely loved the book and was hoping so hard at the end for Mariam to show up as Tariq has shown up☹️☹️

A Thousand Splendid Suns is ❤❤❤❤❤❤ It is one of the books that I'd want every one to read and the way Khaled Hosseini depicts the true picture of Afghanistan with subtle poetic nuances

I cried when i read this book for the first time. Back then when i recently developed a taste for reading. I used to go the library of our university and stroll through its book shelves. We were allowed three books to take home for one week, I usually took three but end up reading only one in a week and then I would have to return the two unread. It was merely luck that I took to read this one rather than the other two and now, I don't even remember what those other two books were. And when I did read this, I was shattered, I was blown to pieces and I couldn't make myself stable till the next three or four days. This book casted a spell on me. This was in 2014. Now matured enough, I thought I will be able to cope with this book better. I finished the book again yesterday, and I couldn't have been more wrong. This book still did the same thing to me that it did the previous time, only I cried too this time with inaudible sobs, heavy breaths and deep sighs. This is by far the best work of fiction I have ever read and I completely agree with you that this one is better than the kite Runner. I am searching for books that kind of leave that kind of impression on me that this book did, but I haven't found any that managed to pull it off. Recommend me if you find any. 🙂

I used to be such a ya and romance genre reader. This was a book my dad gifted me on my birthday. My first out of those two genres. And this book changed me. It changed me as a reader and as a person. This book is so close to my heart that I can't let anyone even borrow it. It's a must. And yes, I once want to meet Khaled too to get my copy signed.

Khaled Hosseini is my favourite writer as he creates these amazing characters and pulls on my heartstrings but he never gives the reunions you want. you might say that's real life but I have had to come out with different endings to stop myself from grieving. its taken me a while to get over his books and they are still all with me now. In kite runner I so felt like Hassan should know that Amir cared so much and they should see each other happily again, in thousand splendid suns I so wanted Mariam to know that her father did care, did regret and gave her the snow white and seven dwarfs in rememberance. not that just Laila got it not knowing the significance, and in the mountains echoed i so needed Pari to know the meaning behind the feather, how close Abdullah and her were, that Abdullah pretty much brought her up and that nothing made either of them happier than being together and about the dog shuja and their father telling stories and their mother with pari's goodness in her. it seemed cruel that they never truly realised the truth. my one saving grace is that i believe in heaven so i say it'll b all right in the end. yes, i know its not real but when characters enter my heart they become real.

I just can't say anything about this book . I hv read a lots of books before but this was the book which I will never forget in my whole life . I just finished it ... It made me cry a thousand times.. the love Mariam gave it to laila was worth experiencing and at the end I just want to say that everyone should read this novel once in his lifetime coz this book will definitely change your perspective about life and how to live a life where u can spread love everywhere ... Mariam was so close to my heart when she died I actually have no control over me and keep on just crying .😭😭 Can anybody guess what laila names her child if it were a daughter ??

I read all books of Hosseini he is my absolute favourite author! ❤

i love the kite runner more than splendid suns but whatsoever i just love writing style of khalid husseni. helly.... your vedios made me read books now I am a book reader.

So ironic! I landed up on this video from 2018 and the situation in Afghanistan is more or less same today.

SPOILER!! This is one of my all time favorite.. i mean wow, just wow. That part when Mariam is executed was just so emotional. The sacrifices that she did just so that Laila and the kids were safe!!😥😥😥

This book made me smile and cry. What it couldn't do is fully satiate me. I just couldn't believe when I finished it. I somehow wanted to keep reading.

Even though I loved a thousand splendid suns a lot, the kite runner would always be my favourite work of Khalid Hosseini.

This book changed my perspective towards life. Loved it. ❤️

At last..!! I felt like the book will be amazing if Mariam was still alive,. she had spent all her days Surrounded by the air of melancholy.. why can't she deserved to have a peaceful life even at last😔😖

I have read this twice....and every time I read it I sink deeply into the lives of all the characters......Mariam who just had misery throughout her live makes my eyes moist the most.....this is one of my favourite ....if I have to choose this book tops the list......I clearly love this book to the utmost.

"Calling sehmat" a masterpeice written by harinder sikka is surely enough in itself to shiver down your spine...... From a simple and sober girl turned ruthless spy of india is the marvelous story of sehmat khan......and yes it is 1000 times better then the movie "raazi"

I love each and every one of Khaled Hosseini's books.. Well I didn't expect the Sea Prayer to be 95 percent paintings and 5 % texts... Then again, Thousand splendid Suns is 🤩😍

I' m all tears right now. I feel sad for mariam, I wished she lived a good life, wanted a happy ending for her, atleast hoped that she could reconcile with her father. The bond between both of them is unexplainable. Despite the circumstances, both of them from bottom of their heart loved each other. Oh m y tears are just flowing like a river

3:16 it didn't make me cry. It made me afraid and at same time feel lucky that I was born here.

I am on 43rd chapter .. and Aziza has taken all my heart.. a well raised daughter. Mature even in her playing years.. goshh 😭

I have finished today... i am literally mesmerized how beautiful a book can be...my heart is full today...how much sacrifice a women could do mariam? I don't find even words...you will always remain in our heart as a thousand splendid suns

Just finished The Kite Runner. Loved it a lot. Now I'm thinking of buying A Thousand Splendid Suns. Seems like I'm in love with Khaled Hosseini...

He is my fav author... sadly he doesnt write frequent books which tends us to wait for his books. I love all his book, i even loved "And the mountain echoes". Best scene for me in that book was when Nabin look inside his sahib's artbook where he find himself in all the scetches. This makes him realize that it was he all this time...

It is so heartbreaking that the happy end of this novel a bright and safe future for the Afghan women envisaged in ...is no more ...it didn't even lasted for 2 decades ...and several mariams and lailas are again in the grip of that terror and brutality who hadn't thought of it coming again , who have some beautiful plans for future...i whish i would've read it earlier so i could be happy at the end...it feels as if their thousand splendid suns again got the eclipse

I cannot agree more. I don't read much but yeah when I grabbed this, I started with 6 chapters first day, 10 on second...the part 2 was over within next 4 hours and yeah...I finished the entire novel next day in train. I realised how dumb I was to carry it in train because I couldn't cry my heart out. But then, I didnt speak for a day or two and sobbed in my bed back home. It brought out the plethora of emotions I've been holding in my heart for long... and yeah, I loved it :)

I don’t cry much, but the very last line in the book made me weep. Poor Mariam, a fictitious character has never touched me so much.

I wish I hadn't read the Novel.. It's so painful.. 😔

AND THE MOUNTAIN ECHOED is my favourite and then comes THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS.....and currently im reading THE RITE RUNNER.

I read it in 2012. THIS book is closest to my heart

Reading this book was the greatest pleasure of my life and this is the first book I reviewed as a reviewer and a bookstagramer

Absolutely love this and Kite Runner... It's life changing in a way. I feel it's very realistic. I have gifted Khaled Hosseini books to so many friends..they've all loved it.

For me too , this book has taken me back to my reading. Loved mariam a lot.. All her life.. Her sufferings... Still praising God for all those little happy moments in her life.

And Now Again..... It has become a Heart-wrenching Reality.

Read it recently, I loved the story and really admire the character Mariam. However, I personally feel Kite runner is a better story

One of my favorites too. So beautifully written like i was the character feeling everything that those characters gone through can't describe the feeling

This book moved me. I cried at every single page. The characters, the setting of the story and the beautifully planned plot- everything is just perfect. Like you, I read A thousand splendid suns first and the kite runner later. And as you've said, The kite Runner is good, but A Thousand splendid suns.......oh. my. god. This book moved me to the core and made me cry a lot. Aptly said, this book is wonderful.

I've read only this book by Khaled Hosseini and I'm already looking forward to Sea Prayer :D :D

I am reading chapter no 33 . I don't want to sleep All i want to devour the every page of it. Loved laila and mariam character

Loved Kite Runner more than Thousand Splendid Suns. I wept after reading Kite Runner. The character of Ali is so close to my heart

Wat a coincidence...this book brought me bak to reading tooo....this one gives me goosebumps wenevr i hear someone speakin abt this...even i read this frst n kite runner later...shud hav done other way around..the scene which broke me completely is wen laila visits mariams old home n sits there n imagines it coming bak to life...i cudnt accept the fact that mariam was no more coz she had a bad childhood n deserved to b happy atleast in later part of her life..i gues i wil alwaz wish she had a better ending🙁🙁🙁🙁

I cried badly when i finished this book... It has such effect.... Its a masterpiece... Everybody shud read this book once in their lifetime😭😭😭😭😭😭

His latest novel "And the mountains echoed" is the best in my opinion. I don't know how people judge book, but I loved and the mountains echoed for its experimental use of stream of consciousness. Also the introduction of multiple narratives was just amazing. If he hones this technique, I've no doubt he'll be hailed as 21st century's virgina woolf ( James joyce remains unparalleled).

One of another best of khalid hossiani is "The mountains echoed " he has a profound writing skill. When I read this novel I keep reading untill book is not completed.

I jst say..I cried while Reading this book..It touches my heart..I feel lucky that I am an indian....It's aswm as well as disturbing for weak heart people..I love this book..

I'm reading this book right now and I'm loving it!Thank you for the recommendation!

How relatable is the backstory. This book made me a reader. Closest to my heart. Most favorite of allllll freaking time. 💕

I wish I could see it getting filmed. This so strong. I finished it just like an hour ago and I love this. I wonder how strong it would be to see it getting filmed. I was literally crying when I read the letter of jalil. This is beautiful and strong ❤️.

this novel really made me cry mariam is a really strong woman

It literally made me cry ! Btw laila was fourteen when she got married to Rasheed. 😊 I can relate to you 😃

Between the The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, which ever book you read first is the best... they are both masterpieces.

I finished reading this book today only, and let me tell you when Laila saw tariq and when she said "please dont go tariq " i had goosebumps, i cried. It was a very good read although sometimes those politician names and the war would seem to be overwhelming but the last part of the book had my heart and all the charachters Mariam, Tariq and laila would always be in my heart.

The only book that made me cry, that book is so so close to my heart

I loved" an mountain echo "❤ BTW Im too a big fan of Khalid Hosseini

this book is a journey with mariam..i can never ever describe how much i love this book. remember the lines when laila was executed?

After Mariam's execution, author could've presented Laila and Tariq's escape from Taliban; everything was setup for a riveting finish...but nothing at all... that was a bit disappointing for me 😞

I've read this book recently and it's unforgettable it's really bizzare that i don't want to believe they weren't real person... must read

I read 'kite runner' and I'm going to read a 'thousand splendid suns' as soon as I get it. I loved 'kite runner' a lot. It was a great book and made me think what war really does to people.

All the rules doesn't make me Cry but when I hear these rules my blood boiled up and I think so this was the felling of many of us .....

I have read this book three years ago...one word I could just say...heart wrenching , it was like a hangover for one day, completly thinking about the plot and the end ..loved Mariam and laila characters ...the way writer depicted their characters and the bond btwn them is awesome...I have become fan of his craft..I have read kite runner after this ,as you said..it's "good".. was direly waiting while reading "kite runner" for the magic the writer has created in " thousand splendid suns" flipping through the pages..but i dint find it...this book vl remain in my heart forever ..💗💗

I had read it when I was 13. It is amazing .I can not forgot them.I love mariam

I just loved reading A Thousand splendid suns.. This book x epically beautiful.. Thnx for recommending this book helly..the characters like Mariam, laila, tariq are still close r heart

I read the book. It is phenomenal. I came here to see the 'BOOK REVIEW' to get a different perspective so that I may not have missed anything significant. But in the 7-odd minute, more than half of the time she keeps talking about herself more than the book. That is not what a Book review is.

1:46 Pray for Afghanistan 🥺🙏

Yet another well presented video by our Helly!

The Alchemist is close to my heart ❤️..One day I will get autograph in my copy from Paulo Coelho when I see him

I love to read story of laila and Tariq. From childhood friends to how they fall in love.

Now I completed this book with tears for Mariam jo

this book truly an awesome 1 , still reading the book and feel so amazing .

Finished reading it just now i am broken it's hauntingly beautiful

i just got this book today - and the other two too

Hello Helly!Your video was... well... nice. And just wanted to tell you that I am in grade five and have finished reading this book. This book is my favourite book! And Khaled Hosseini my favourite author! Wish there were a film on it! Don't you? :)

Thank u so much helly for making this video.

Was my very first novel. And this was the one that got me into reading. ❤

I just started to read this book, the journey of reading this book quiet amazing By Khaled Hosseini voice. Hally, Do you read the Novel titled as "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" By Neil Gaiman? When I finished read this book, my words swallowed or I was speechless by the wonderful imaginative view of this book.

i read both ..kite runner and a thousand splendid suns.. after the eleven minute this one is my fav novel..😘😘

i love it .i bought the book by seeing your review its melancholic , still stunning.

I will have Mariam, laila and Tariq in my heart forever 🥹...

'The kite runner' i read this book a long time ago.. i loved it.. wanna read your recommendations too.. ty 😊✌

Ma favourite book. ' I will use a flower petal for paper and write you the sweetest message. You are the sultan my heart , the sultan of my heart'. ❤️

we were supposed to read this book in english 10 and it got banned because of the rape scene. my teacher gave me the book and told me to read it. i have one word: AMAZING. i’m not one to cry over movies or shows, but mariams execution made me sob. this is the first book i’ve ever finished and read by myself. 10/10 recommend

Hey, I stumbled upon your video. I think this book is amazing and every time I feel low I start reading this book. At the same time Kite runner has its own story and is based entirely on the friendship which overcame the boundary of class and the end is something I never expected. If we talk about the mountains echoed you must read it, the relationship of the siblings is very pure and by the end a person ends up in tears. I think his books are based on understanding relations and realising the importance of them, how certain people in like stand by you no matter what.

I almost got a heart attack when I saw “rant review”

Kite runner comes first.. period! I Have read this book as well and this too is very good books and string every emotion

I've read this book the plot twists and the way he uses his words to describe the story makes this one of my favorite books of all time