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This is why Kite Runner was so real and wonderful- it was you and an your intrinsic connection. I could feel the air almost. Please forgive- but it's what was missing in Splendid Suns. Writing women perhaps is not as easy for even a very observant and empathetic man? Your writing is vivid and important and real- I will read your next, but wonder if others felt as I did about the stark contrast between the intimacy of your male and female characters? OR- is the superficial nature of their characterizations of women written that way to convey the limitations of being a woman in such a society? I've wondered... Thank you for Kite Runnner.. Amazing.
On the contrary, Melissa. I was drawn into the emotions of every woman in A Thousand Splendid Suns. From the uncertainty to the fear, to the end of life. I have read all three of Mr. Hosseini's novels and have experienced many emotions. While you're are quite right that the novels are vivid and real, I did not see a stark contrast between the intimacy of male and female characters. Being drawn into the lives of the characters was/is incredible, and Mr. Hosseini has an uncanny means of connecting with the reader by drawing them into the location and losing them there.
Thank you for ALL three books. I can't wait for more!
I agree with Sue.I became very passionate about the growing connection between the women.They were very real to me and,in my own way,I could relate to them.It was so intense that I finished the book on a three- day vacation.Wonderful,real.Thank you and I await the fourth.
I had forgotten how very much I enjoyed your books. I just put them on my "read again" list.
Wow, I actually thought at certain points that The Kite Runner was a memoir and actually asked a question about the authenticity of any part of the story. My question was answered here. The story is just so poignant and I loved the cultural tidbits spread throughout the story. Very good book nonetheless.
there is more truth in fiction than nonfiction
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This is why Kite Runner was so real and wonderful- it was you and an your intrinsic connection. I could feel the air almost. Please forgive- but it's what was missing in Splendid Suns. Writing women perhaps is not as easy for even a very observant and empathetic man? Your writing is vivid and important and real- I will read your next, but wonder if others felt as I did about the stark contrast between the intimacy of your male and female characters? OR- is the superficial nature of their characterizations of women written that way to convey the limitations of being a woman in such a society? I've wondered... Thank you for Kite Runnner.. Amazing.
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On the contrary, Melissa. I was drawn into the emotions of every woman in A Thousand Splendid Suns. From the uncertainty to the fear, to the end of life. I have read all three of Mr. Hosseini's novels and have experienced many emotions. While you're are quite right that the novels are vivid and real, I did not see a stark contrast between the intimacy of male and female characters. Being drawn into the lives of the characters was/is incredible, and Mr. Hosseini has an uncanny means of connecting with the reader by drawing them into the location and losing them there.Thank you for ALL three books. I can't wait for more!
I agree with Sue.I became very passionate about the growing connection between the women.They were very real to me and,in my own way,I could relate to them.It was so intense that I finished the book on a three- day vacation.Wonderful,real.Thank you and I await the fourth.
I had forgotten how very much I enjoyed your books. I just put them on my "read again" list.
Wow, I actually thought at certain points that The Kite Runner was a memoir and actually asked a question about the authenticity of any part of the story. My question was answered here. The story is just so poignant and I loved the cultural tidbits spread throughout the story. Very good book nonetheless.
there is more truth in fiction than nonfiction
