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Have any of you watched The Kite Runner yet? I'm worried that certain parts will be really hard to take...any opinions?
Michelle
I really enjoyed both, but have to say I liked The Kite Runner better. It seems like most people I've talked to preferred A Thousand Splendid Suns though. Have any of you watched The Kite Runner yet? I'm worried that certain parts will be really hard to take...any opinions?
Bugs
I've read both of these and enjoyed them immensely. I would add that you don't have to actually be interested in Afganistan to find these books a great read.
I second this
CQTM
I'll just resurrect this old thread (and user group!).
I just finished And the Mountains Echoed by the same author. The book came this year. I loved the Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns and was hoping for the same with this book. I found it to be an interesting read but it felt more disconnected than his previous two books. I wasn't immediately drawn into this one, either. I kept reading because I know the potential that Khaled Hosseini has and was hoping the plot would take a dramatic shift. I feel like there were stories that never reached fruition and overall you could see the connections coming together, but not as fluidly as I would have hoped.
Anyone else read this one yet? Thoughts?
I'll just resurrect this old thread (and user group!). I just finished And the Mountains Echoed by the same author. The book came this year. I loved the Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns and was hoping for the same with this book. I found it to be an interesting read but it felt more disconnected than his previous two books. I wasn't immediately drawn into this one, either. I kept reading because I know the potential that Khaled Hosseini has and was hoping the plot would take a dramatic shift. I feel like there were stories that never reached fruition and overall you could see the connections coming together, but not as fluidly as I would have hoped. Anyone else read this one yet? Thoughts?
Not yet but I have it & I can't wait to start it. I had it fewer than 24 hours when my mom decided I wasn't going to read it right away so she took it. She said the same thing you did - she liked it, but it wasn't as good as his other 2 books. Now my dad is reading it. Someday I hope to get it back & read it myself.
That would irritate me...getting a new book only to have it stolen! Report back when/if you have it returned to you. I really do find that his books have made me more sensitive to Afghanistan in general and I've found myself reading more novels based in the middle east/Asia.
I was at my mom's house last night and saw the bookmark still in the book about 3/4 of the way through so hopefully my dad will finish it soon. They're retired & read a lot so my fingers are crossed!