A thousand splendid suns

It is my first read of Khaled Hosseini's work. Overall, yes, I would read the other books by him. This particular one is sadly interesting. I actually learned a few new things about the fights of the Afghans; those who are not warlords, politicians , foreign powers puppets and or extremists. To think that the main characters Mariam and Laila were married off before their 17th birthday....isn't that child rape? I am so glad that Mariam finally pushed herself to kill her rotten husband Rasheed after the physical abuses he has inflicted on both Mariam and Laila. I would have done it much earlier if I were there. I think Khaled wrote this very well and I especially like his comments in the postscript very much. I think it is very revealing of his good intentions, just to appreciate or explore the minds of the oppressed women of Afghans. I recently saw several new books apparently written to smear the Talibans or whoever in Afghanistan; books written by this girl Nujood Ali. I have not read her books, will do real soon. But from the titles of the books, I can only see her through my negative "complaining-much-and-probably trying-to-grab people's sympathy" lens. Kudos Khaled Hosseini, your work clearly indicates your professionalism. I shall read your first book The Kite Runner to enable me to know more about you and your thoughts.