a thousand splendid suns

I read The Kite Runner a couple of years ago and I loved it, as everyone did. But since then I haven't read the other book, A Thousand Splendid Suns. Until now.

It's official: I am out of books. I have read every book in our house. Except one. For some reason, I didn't get excited about A Thousand Splendid Suns. I don't know why. I loved the other book, so why wouldn't I want to start on another great book by the same author? I guess I was worried that it would be heavy. I don't do a lot of heavy books.

Finally, out of books, I picked up A Thousand Splendid Suns. Wow. It is really good. It is different than The Kite Runner, but similar in that I am learning a lot about the Afghan culture. The story is about a woman, where The Kite Runner was about a boy. I really admire the author for his ability to write great stories about both sexes. I feel that authors like Steven King are more effective at writing about their own sexes, although I just contradicted myself, because The Tommyknockers was a great book about a woman (and her period). I digress.

Anyway, if you are in the market for a book, check out A Thousand Splendid Suns. I am right in the middle of it, but so far it is outstanding.