I completed reading this book yesterday, mariam will always shine in my heart like the thousand splendid suns! One of my favorite line is : Just as a compass points always towards North, a man's accusing finger always finds a women. Its a masterpiece ❤❤❤

@eswarsbooks1610

3 жыл бұрын

True

@AnkitPandey-wk6ql

2 жыл бұрын

True

"No one could count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls"

@thehellyblog

5 жыл бұрын

Ahh!

@learnwith-mooniechan

5 жыл бұрын

Touches the most inward corner of the heart, I know, right? :)

@mmshaikh3182

5 жыл бұрын

@@learnwith-mooniechan I strongly agree

@masononemine1702

3 жыл бұрын

@@aparnatiwari2568 The Poet here is showing his love towards Kabul (a city in Afghanistan).

@rhythm2238

2 жыл бұрын

Uffff..the pain in this line..and guess what history is repeating itself in afghanistan🥺

I took 2 days to finish it and I cried I was inconsolable. ....now I am fine...finished reading it yesterday.

@lesfadhom3624

5 жыл бұрын

Inconsolable:( Ouch

@adityaramdas6647

5 жыл бұрын

Omg !!!!! Only 2days

@MoinKhan-uf4pg

5 жыл бұрын

2 days! Impossible

@adityaramdas6647

5 жыл бұрын

@Moin Khan ..... exactly!!!!

@KusumLata-ly7yt

4 жыл бұрын

Me too...it took me exactly 2 days to finish this book and I too cried a lot....this book...it broke my heart..

I just finished this book last night. And I just loved it. I was all in tears while reading the letter of Jalil Khan to Marium but none of them were alive when the letter was read.

Mariam has become a part of my conscience. Whenever I am stressed about something I hear her say, "Why so worried hamshireh? Life is beautiful. Let life take its course." I hear her praying, uttering His holly words....it gives me strength. Her calmness, her courage inspires me. She is a permanent feature in my heart. The book is precious to me :")

@sagarvankwani1912

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is so special

@arunimachakraborty4596

3 жыл бұрын

@@sagarvankwani1912 Aaaaaaa!! This is one of my first book reviews and your reply made my day special! Thank you ෆ╹ .̮ ╹ෆ!!

@sagarvankwani1912

3 жыл бұрын

@@arunimachakraborty4596 I am glad, I wish to carry Mariam’s character forever with me as well! Do you have goodreads? Would be really happy to see your other favourite books!

@arunimachakraborty4596

3 жыл бұрын

@@sagarvankwani1912 Yes I do have. But I am pretty inactive in it..so my profile is kinda disorganized. And I don't know why Goodreads acts weird with me..no matter how many books I mark as 'read' it shows my progress is 0% in reading challenge ☹️

@sagarvankwani1912

3 жыл бұрын

@@arunimachakraborty4596 ah that’s a bummer. What other books would you recommend to someone who just read this book?

this book is priceless!! 😌my favourite part is the first five chapters, the relationship between mariam and her dad. i don't know how many times i've read it

@basicpenguin3844

5 жыл бұрын

I really really really hated her dad. I dont know how you liked those chapters because as endearing as they were when I first read the book, you can see the truth behind Nani's words, not the kindness he's portrayed to have. Everytime I reread the book, the beginning chapters always made me cry the most.

@eswarsbooks1610

3 жыл бұрын

Yaa true

@eswarsbooks1610

3 жыл бұрын

@@basicpenguin3844 read his letter to Mariam

@toxicrainbow9396

3 жыл бұрын

Well I am selling it for $100

@spoorthiss8937

2 жыл бұрын

Ya !! Me too

It is a legitimate ending of illegitimate beginnings..... Heartbreaking, i cried so hard 😨

@june756

3 жыл бұрын

Ya that line

@rhythm2238

2 жыл бұрын

Mariam😭😭

It took me more than 5 hours to finish it's last 8 chapters because apparently you can't read so nicely with tear in your eyes.

Mariam didn't at all deserved the life she lived , she never ever felt happiness in her life and whenever she found it , it occurred that it was false. Atleast Laila's life was well at end but Mariam she thought she was illegitimate but she is the most legitimate human being

@gabriellepark240

3 жыл бұрын

She did seem to find moment of happiness with Azusa or Laila with tea at night. However I agree with your comment

@rozvibes5013

3 жыл бұрын

Laila is fulfilled even though suffered alot!

@snehalm5789

3 жыл бұрын

That was my first reaction towards the end of the book. When Mariam was being sentenced to death for killing her husband, it brought me tears thinking how unfair life was on her ! But that's also what makes Hosseini so special .His books do not have picture perfect endings, only a glimmer of a hope at the end.

I’ve read all 3 of his books and to me A thousand splendid suns was the best. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him and had all 3 signed ☺️although I really liked A kite runner as a story, his writing was the best in a thousand splendid suns. I would rate them A kite runner 4/5 stars A thousand splendid suns 5/5 and The mountains echoed 3/5.

@thehellyblog

6 жыл бұрын

I am so freakin jealous!!! I agree with you on your ratings, except Mountains because I haven't read it yet!

@Anoldsoul3

6 жыл бұрын

Helly also, I could recommend some books lol that you might enjoy. Not sure if you’ve ever read Snowflower and the secret fan by Lisa See but it’s amazing! Also, I saw that you read a book by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and I wanted to recommend Sister of my heart by her....it’s so good, you must read it! I’ve also met her and had some books signed, she was very sweet! ☺️

@greenplantdiary9585

6 жыл бұрын

Anoldsoul3 kite runner is truly awesome

@learnwith-mooniechan

5 жыл бұрын

Ummm... Well I have only read the first two viz the kite runner anda thousand splendid suns n not the third and the mountains echoed.. So I dunno how that will be but I'm pretty sure it won't get 3/5 cuz really Khaled Hosseini's books are magic and all his books need to be starred five of five... Liked your ratings too no offence :)

@12_darshitamahanta89

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think Hosseini's writing can ever get a 3/5. I feel it's absurd to do it just for the sake of diplomacy in rating. But then, every reader has their own opinion.

I finished reading this book today. It's absolutely beautiful and heart breaking. But I really wished for a happy ending for Mariam cause she is the one, as I feel, never had anything else but sorrow in her life. So I felt like if Mariam would have been given a happy ending it would ease my heart a bit.

I still feel the Kite Runner is better. Love a thousand splendid suns too ❤️❤️

@nattysandhu1035

5 жыл бұрын

Kithe Rehnde Oh Harleen Kaur Ji?

@sarmishthabandyopadhyay1504

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought.

@artblast4742

4 жыл бұрын

Right

@vibhagupta5682

4 жыл бұрын

Even I feel dat.

@deepankarrai3384

3 жыл бұрын

Natty Sandhu tade dil ch

Thousand splendid suns is one of my favourites. 😍😍😍 I had borrowed this book from my library and I did not have high expectations. I was halfway through it, when realised I haddd to buy it. This is one of those books which a reader has to have in his/her book collection.

@thehellyblog

6 жыл бұрын

Arushi mine is a second hand one I bought it two years after reading it

@vasvisinghal7543

2 жыл бұрын

sameee i started reading it in the library and i was like hmm this book seems fine ig i can read it pretty cool and then i bought and i finished reading it today. The way the story started so simply with such a simple life and the way it turned into smth so biggg is still hard to believe lol. I absolutely loved my emotional journey while reading this book.

It is more than heartbreaking. Actually I can't accept the fact that Mariam had so much painful death at last.

yaa absolutely loved the book and was hoping so hard at the end for Mariam to show up as Tariq has shown up☹️☹️

Well, this masterpiece is depicted on the horrors of the people in Afghanistan (mostly women) pre and post Taliban takes over. The story is so gripping by Khalid Hosseini's style of writing which is so realistic and a visual treat. It will definitely take you on a journey which is emotional and way too heart wrecking. Speaking about the characters you will surely surely fall in love with Mariam and Laila.💚 By the end of the story you are not only left with a tear, but with a fire lit within!! This is one of those books that will truly move you, pulling on your heartstrings until you bawl like a child. It will definitely change your thoughts, mentality and you'll feel that how blessed we are as there's soo much of pain in the world. Lastly, It's a privilege to get my heart broken by this book. 💔

I used to be such a ya and romance genre reader. This was a book my dad gifted me on my birthday. My first out of those two genres. And this book changed me. It changed me as a reader and as a person. This book is so close to my heart that I can't let anyone even borrow it. It's a must. And yes, I once want to meet Khaled too to get my copy signed.

@subathrasubathra32

4 жыл бұрын

Mam pls Tamil novel tell me

i love the kite runner more than splendid suns but whatsoever i just love writing style of khalid husseni. helly.... your vedios made me read books now I am a book reader.

So ironic! I landed up on this video from 2018 and the situation in Afghanistan is more or less same today.

Khaled Hosseini is my favourite writer as he creates these amazing characters and pulls on my heartstrings but he never gives the reunions you want. you might say that's real life but I have had to come out with different endings to stop myself from grieving. its taken me a while to get over his books and they are still all with me now. In kite runner I so felt like Hassan should know that Amir cared so much and they should see each other happily again, in thousand splendid suns I so wanted Mariam to know that her father did care, did regret and gave her the snow white and seven dwarfs in rememberance. not that just Laila got it not knowing the significance, and in the mountains echoed i so needed Pari to know the meaning behind the feather, how close Abdullah and her were, that Abdullah pretty much brought her up and that nothing made either of them happier than being together and about the dog shuja and their father telling stories and their mother with pari's goodness in her. it seemed cruel that they never truly realised the truth. my one saving grace is that i believe in heaven so i say it'll b all right in the end. yes, i know its not real but when characters enter my heart they become real.

I read all books of Hosseini he is my absolute favourite author! ❤

A Thousand Splendid Suns is ❤❤❤❤❤❤ It is one of the books that I'd want every one to read and the way Khaled Hosseini depicts the true picture of Afghanistan with subtle poetic nuances

@thehellyblog

6 жыл бұрын

Ali Reads truly yar....its...just... :')

I love love love this book... I cried so much while reading it.. Finished in 2 days... And it made me think that we should be grateful for what we have..

@arunimachakraborty4596

3 жыл бұрын

I thought same too...how calmly Mariam handled everything.. Life really is beautiful, we should take the time to appreciate it ｡◕‿◕｡

This book made me smile and cry. What it couldn't do is fully satiate me. I just couldn't believe when I finished it. I somehow wanted to keep reading.

This book changed my perspective towards life. Loved it. ❤️

I love each and every one of Khaled Hosseini's books.. Well I didn't expect the Sea Prayer to be 95 percent paintings and 5 % texts... Then again, Thousand splendid Suns is 🤩😍

Thank u so much helly for making this video.

SPOILER!! This is one of my all time favorite.. i mean wow, just wow. That part when Mariam is executed was just so emotional. The sacrifices that she did just so that Laila and the kids were safe!!😥😥😥

Absolutely love this and Kite Runner... It's life changing in a way. I feel it's very realistic. I have gifted Khaled Hosseini books to so many friends..they've all loved it.

I wish I hadn't read the Novel.. It's so painful.. 😔

One of my favorites too. So beautifully written like i was the character feeling everything that those characters gone through can't describe the feeling

I have read this twice....and every time I read it I sink deeply into the lives of all the characters......Mariam who just had misery throughout her live makes my eyes moist the most.....this is one of my favourite ....if I have to choose this book tops the list......I clearly love this book to the utmost.

Yet another well presented video by our Helly!

I' m all tears right now. I feel sad for mariam, I wished she lived a good life, wanted a happy ending for her, atleast hoped that she could reconcile with her father. The bond between both of them is unexplainable. Despite the circumstances, both of them from bottom of their heart loved each other. Oh m y tears are just flowing like a river

Even though I loved a thousand splendid suns a lot, the kite runner would always be my favourite work of Khalid Hosseini.

@asmikannan1249

3 жыл бұрын

I agree the kite runner has a special place in my heart

@rhythm2238

2 жыл бұрын

@@asmikannan1249 whats it about??

@asmikannan1249

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhythm2238 It's a story about friendship, betrayal and redemption. It is set in Kabul and we are following Amir and Hassan who are really good friends but then something happens to Hassan and they start to drift apart. Amir later moves to America due to the Soviet-Afghan war. 10 years later he gets a call which grants him a chance at redemption. He returns to Afghanistan under the Taliban rule.

I cried when i read this book for the first time. Back then when i recently developed a taste for reading. I used to go the library of our university and stroll through its book shelves. We were allowed three books to take home for one week, I usually took three but end up reading only one in a week and then I would have to return the two unread. It was merely luck that I took to read this one rather than the other two and now, I don't even remember what those other two books were. And when I did read this, I was shattered, I was blown to pieces and I couldn't make myself stable till the next three or four days. This book casted a spell on me. This was in 2014. Now matured enough, I thought I will be able to cope with this book better. I finished the book again yesterday, and I couldn't have been more wrong. This book still did the same thing to me that it did the previous time, only I cried too this time with inaudible sobs, heavy breaths and deep sighs. This is by far the best work of fiction I have ever read and I completely agree with you that this one is better than the kite Runner. I am searching for books that kind of leave that kind of impression on me that this book did, but I haven't found any that managed to pull it off. Recommend me if you find any. 🙂

@abdusomed8240

4 жыл бұрын

it is interesting motivation and a good reaction.

I have finished today... i am literally mesmerized how beautiful a book can be...my heart is full today...how much sacrifice a women could do mariam? I don't find even words...you will always remain in our heart as a thousand splendid suns

At last..!! I felt like the book will be amazing if Mariam was still alive,. she had spent all her days Surrounded by the air of melancholy.. why can't she deserved to have a peaceful life even at last😔😖

Just finished The Kite Runner. Loved it a lot. Now I'm thinking of buying A Thousand Splendid Suns. Seems like I'm in love with Khaled Hosseini...

3:16 it didn't make me cry. It made me afraid and at same time feel lucky that I was born here.

How relatable is the backstory. This book made me a reader. Closest to my heart. Most favorite of allllll freaking time. 💕

I read it in 2012. THIS book is closest to my heart

I just can't say anything about this book . I hv read a lots of books before but this was the book which I will never forget in my whole life . I just finished it ... It made me cry a thousand times.. the love Mariam gave it to laila was worth experiencing and at the end I just want to say that everyone should read this novel once in his lifetime coz this book will definitely change your perspective about life and how to live a life where u can spread love everywhere ... Mariam was so close to my heart when she died I actually have no control over me and keep on just crying .😭😭 Can anybody guess what laila names her child if it were a daughter ??

@simrahkhan6131

5 жыл бұрын

Probably Mariam..

@amazingideas713

4 жыл бұрын

Mariam

@12_darshitamahanta89

3 жыл бұрын

Mariam ofcourse

@salmamoalim6656

Жыл бұрын

Mariam

I am on 43rd chapter .. and Aziza has taken all my heart.. a well raised daughter. Mature even in her playing years.. goshh 😭

i just got this book today - and the other two too

I don’t cry much, but the very last line in the book made me weep. Poor Mariam, a fictitious character has never touched me so much.

I am currently reading this one.. i can relate to how u felt.. each page I'm turning.. something new .. it just takes my heart away💕

Hey, I stumbled upon your video. I think this book is amazing and every time I feel low I start reading this book. At the same time Kite runner has its own story and is based entirely on the friendship which overcame the boundary of class and the end is something I never expected. If we talk about the mountains echoed you must read it, the relationship of the siblings is very pure and by the end a person ends up in tears. I think his books are based on understanding relations and realising the importance of them, how certain people in like stand by you no matter what.

He is my fav author... sadly he doesnt write frequent books which tends us to wait for his books. I love all his book, i even loved "And the mountain echoes". Best scene for me in that book was when Nabin look inside his sahib's artbook where he find himself in all the scetches. This makes him realize that it was he all this time...

For me too , this book has taken me back to my reading. Loved mariam a lot.. All her life.. Her sufferings... Still praising God for all those little happy moments in her life.

Reading this book was the greatest pleasure of my life and this is the first book I reviewed as a reviewer and a bookstagramer

Wat a coincidence...this book brought me bak to reading tooo....this one gives me goosebumps wenevr i hear someone speakin abt this...even i read this frst n kite runner later...shud hav done other way around..the scene which broke me completely is wen laila visits mariams old home n sits there n imagines it coming bak to life...i cudnt accept the fact that mariam was no more coz she had a bad childhood n deserved to b happy atleast in later part of her life..i gues i wil alwaz wish she had a better ending🙁🙁🙁🙁

I'm reading this book right now and I'm loving it!Thank you for the recommendation!

@joonie411

3 жыл бұрын

how's the language of the book.. is it beginner friendly??

@harshghosh6431

3 жыл бұрын

@@joonie411 it's very very accessible yet beautiful. Please read it asap!

"Calling sehmat" a masterpeice written by harinder sikka is surely enough in itself to shiver down your spine...... From a simple and sober girl turned ruthless spy of india is the marvelous story of sehmat khan......and yes it is 1000 times better then the movie "raazi"

I cannot agree more. I don't read much but yeah when I grabbed this, I started with 6 chapters first day, 10 on second...the part 2 was over within next 4 hours and yeah...I finished the entire novel next day in train. I realised how dumb I was to carry it in train because I couldn't cry my heart out. But then, I didnt speak for a day or two and sobbed in my bed back home. It brought out the plethora of emotions I've been holding in my heart for long... and yeah, I loved it :)

I've read only this book by Khaled Hosseini and I'm already looking forward to Sea Prayer :D :D

@thehellyblog

6 жыл бұрын

Meera Nair so am I! Hopefully it's gonna be great.

I just loved reading A Thousand splendid suns.. This book x epically beautiful.. Thnx for recommending this book helly..the characters like Mariam, laila, tariq are still close r heart

I wish I could see it getting filmed. This so strong. I finished it just like an hour ago and I love this. I wonder how strong it would be to see it getting filmed. I was literally crying when I read the letter of jalil. This is beautiful and strong ❤️.

thanks will surely try😊

i love it .i bought the book by seeing your review its melancholic , still stunning.

And Now Again..... It has become a Heart-wrenching Reality.

'The kite runner' i read this book a long time ago.. i loved it.. wanna read your recommendations too.. ty 😊✌

Thanks for sharing your review. Loved the loved.

One of another best of khalid hossiani is "The mountains echoed " he has a profound writing skill. When I read this novel I keep reading untill book is not completed.

I have read this book three years ago...one word I could just say...heart wrenching , it was like a hangover for one day, completly thinking about the plot and the end ..loved Mariam and laila characters ...the way writer depicted their characters and the bond btwn them is awesome...I have become fan of his craft..I have read kite runner after this ,as you said..it's "good".. was direly waiting while reading "kite runner" for the magic the writer has created in " thousand splendid suns" flipping through the pages..but i dint find it...this book vl remain in my heart forever ..💗💗

I’ll be buying this today!

Was planning to read this weekend. Let's see what awaits.

I loved" an mountain echo "❤ BTW Im too a big fan of Khalid Hosseini

I jst say..I cried while Reading this book..It touches my heart..I feel lucky that I am an indian....It's aswm as well as disturbing for weak heart people..I love this book..

It literally made me cry ! Btw laila was fourteen when she got married to Rasheed. 😊 I can relate to you 😃

AND THE MOUNTAIN ECHOED is my favourite and then comes THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS.....and currently im reading THE RITE RUNNER.

@thehellyblog

6 жыл бұрын

ashish kumar I liked Kite Runner too

@zainabzubair1797

5 жыл бұрын

Me too. I don't know why people don't like and the mountains echoed

@rubysaini2815

5 жыл бұрын

@@thehellyblog how is and the mountains echoed

I've read this book the plot twists and the way he uses his words to describe the story makes this one of my favorite books of all time

Was my very first novel. And this was the one that got me into reading. ❤

Going to read it soon !

Loved Kite Runner more than Thousand Splendid Suns. I wept after reading Kite Runner. The character of Ali is so close to my heart

This book moved me. I cried at every single page. The characters, the setting of the story and the beautifully planned plot- everything is just perfect. Like you, I read A thousand splendid suns first and the kite runner later. And as you've said, The kite Runner is good, but A Thousand splendid suns.......oh. my. god. This book moved me to the core and made me cry a lot. Aptly said, this book is wonderful.

@amitsharda8198

3 жыл бұрын

What's the plot

I just started to read this book, the journey of reading this book quiet amazing By Khaled Hosseini voice. Hally, Do you read the Novel titled as "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" By Neil Gaiman? When I finished read this book, my words swallowed or I was speechless by the wonderful imaginative view of this book.

I just started watching your videos and..... literally I love it....🤗

I cried badly when i finished this book... It has such effect.... Its a masterpiece... Everybody shud read this book once in their lifetime😭😭😭😭😭😭

I read 'kite runner' and I'm going to read a 'thousand splendid suns' as soon as I get it. I loved 'kite runner' a lot. It was a great book and made me think what war really does to people.

Between the The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, which ever book you read first is the best... they are both masterpieces.

It is so heartbreaking that the happy end of this novel a bright and safe future for the Afghan women envisaged in ...is no more ...it didn't even lasted for 2 decades ...and several mariams and lailas are again in the grip of that terror and brutality who hadn't thought of it coming again , who have some beautiful plans for future...i whish i would've read it earlier so i could be happy at the end...it feels as if their thousand splendid suns again got the eclipse

I've read this book recently and it's unforgettable it's really bizzare that i don't want to believe they weren't real person... must read

I had read it when I was 13. It is amazing .I can not forgot them.I love mariam

The only book that made me cry, that book is so so close to my heart

Read it recently, I loved the story and really admire the character Mariam. However, I personally feel Kite runner is a better story

@thecoloursheaven

3 жыл бұрын

right... The kite runner is best of all Khaled Hosseini's books.

i read both ..kite runner and a thousand splendid suns.. after the eleven minute this one is my fav novel..😘😘

This book resonates with my taste. The book review was quite nice. Awaiting more such reviews! I had a request if you could make the book reviews of Manju Kapur's two books Difficult Daughters and Custody, I shall be obliged. It's been a few years that I read the first one and planned to read the next. Just want to know if it's worth a read before giving it a shot.

Kite Runner did the same to me💕.. In hope to comlete A Thousand Splendid of Suns.

have you read kite runner from the same author? I have read it recently and I really loved the story. Full of emotions, thrill and surprises. Going to read thousand splendid sons soon! thanks for the review.

I am definitely looking forward to this book....am in standard 11....thanks for this AMAZING review....❤

His latest novel "And the mountains echoed" is the best in my opinion. I don't know how people judge book, but I loved and the mountains echoed for its experimental use of stream of consciousness. Also the introduction of multiple narratives was just amazing. If he hones this technique, I've no doubt he'll be hailed as 21st century's virgina woolf ( James joyce remains unparalleled).

@Sona-lh8mz

6 жыл бұрын

Rookie Rowdie I honestly liked the kite runner better than and the mountains echoed...have you read the kite runner? It is wonderful!

@zaintariq44

6 жыл бұрын

Sona yes I've read it. Kite runner and a thousand splendid suns have very heartrending plots. On the other hand, and the mountains echoed features a relatively complex plot, albeit not so moving.

I finished reading this book today only, and let me tell you when Laila saw tariq and when she said "please dont go tariq " i had goosebumps, i cried. It was a very good read although sometimes those politician names and the war would seem to be overwhelming but the last part of the book had my heart and all the charachters Mariam, Tariq and laila would always be in my heart.

Goosebump 😢😢

And the mountains echoed is really a great book, girl. You should read it then make up your mind. Also do something about about not speaking on microphone too closely.

I am reading chapter no 33 . I don't want to sleep All i want to devour the every page of it. Loved laila and mariam character

@shurajprakash7685

5 жыл бұрын

Hllo

This excerpt gives me goosebumps whenever I read the book.. And yeah I also did the same mistake like u, read this one first and kite runner latter. I have also read And the mountains echoed and didn't like it that much.

True this is such an amazing book

I have just gotten back into reading and a thousand splendid suns is the first book I read and it was amazing. I 100 percent recommend.

Helly , you are amazing