¡°A Thousand Splendid Suns is an ambitious work. Once again the setting is Afghanistan, but this time [Hosseini] has taken the last 33 years of that country¡¯s tumultuous history of war and oppression and told it on an intimate scale, through the lives of two women.¡±-The New York Times
¡°Spectacular. . . . Hosseini¡¯s writing makes our hearts ache, our stomachs clench and our emotions reel. . . . Hosseini mixes the experiences of these women with imagined scenarios to create a fascinating microcosm of Afghan family life. He shows us the interior lives of the anonymous women living beneath identity-diminishing burqas... Hosseini writes in gorgeous and stirring language of the natural beauty and colorful cultural heritage of his native Afghanistan. . . . Hosseini tells this saddest of stories in achingly beautiful prose through stunningly heroic characters whose spirits somehow grasp the dimmest rays of hope.¡±-USA Today
¡°Just as good, if not better, than Hosseini¡¯s best-selling first book, The Kite Runner¡±-Newsweek
¡°Compelling¡±-New York Magazine
¡°Hosseini revisits Afghanistan for a compelling story that gives voice to the agonies and hopes of another group of innocents caught up in a war. . . . Mesmerizing . . . A Thousand Splendid Suns is the painful, and at times violent, yet ultimately hopeful story of two women¡¯s inner lives. Hosseini¡¯s bewitching narrative captures the intimate details of life in a world where it¡¯s a struggle to survive, skillfully inserting this human story into the larger backdrop of recent history.¡±-San Francisco Chronicle
¡°Hosseini . . . has followed his debut novel with another work of strong storytelling and engaging characters. . . . The story pulses with life. . . . Khaled Hosseini is simply a marvelously moving storyteller.¡±-San Jose Mercury News
¡°Hosseini¡¯s story . . . rings true as a universal story about victims of cruelty and those who lack the most fundamental of human rights. . . . Hosseini¡¯s work is uplifting, enlightening, universal. The author¡¯s love for his characters and for his country is palpable. In the end, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a love letter to a country and to a people. It is a celebration of endurance and survival in the face of unspeakable tragedy. This is a love song to anyone who has ever had a broken heart and to anyone who has ever felt powerless and yet still dares to dream. And yes, Hosseini has done it again.¡±-Fort Worth Star-Telegram
¡°The novel is beautifully written with descriptive details that will haunt you long after you finish reading it.¡±-Dallas Morning News