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A Thousand Splendid Suns Book Review A Thousand Splendid Suns, published by Khaled Hosseini in 2007, is a historical fiction novel that focuses on the corruption in Afghanistan in the 20th century, to the present.The main point that Hosseini really focuses on is that how women get treated and the laws that the Afghan leaders are enforcing on them. This devastating book is an example of how many Afghans were treated and how nobody could just walk away from it. This book is intense and as you read it you will be in a major shock throughout the entire book. We suggest that you start, reading, and as you read compare your life to someone else 's in the book. In the beginning there were two faultless girls, Mariam and Laila. Both of these intriguing girls throughout their childhoods face very crucial things, but in the long run will be very important to the presence of others. Part one of the book starts off with Mariam, who lives with her hatred, miserable mother in a tiny house in Gul Daman. ,Mariam will be forced to marry a abusive man who is Rasheed, due to her father 's disappointment of her. In Part two Laila’s world turns …show more content…

A lot of plot schemes and conflicts are always present in any story, whether it be a simple plot or a very provoking one. In A Thousand Splendid Suns, the plot scheme is exciting, unpredictable, and it will make just want more and more. Hosseini uses this as a shocker at the end chapter 6. There was a huge explosion that occurred outside of Laila’s home. She falls, her ears begin to ring, and fog emerges. What happens to Laila and her family? Who caused this explosion? Once again Hosseini accomplished this effect at the end of chapter 31. Mariam and Laila had there first very own fight over jealousy and equality. Will Mariam and Laila be enemies for the whole remainder of the book? Will there be more conflict between the two of them? These Intriguing questions is how Hosseini intrigues the reader and keeps you

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