A thousand splendid suns Blog #1

A thousand splendid suns is the second book that I’m reading by Khaled Hosseini. This book is different then The Kite runner in the sense that the main character is a girl. But from what I can tell this book will show the females perspective of the life in Afghanistan, while the kite runner talks about the way of life for a male. This book has introduced us to a 15 year old girl named Mariam. Mariam was birthed by a man named Jail who has 3 wives and ten kids. Miriam’s mother is not one of the 3 wives and more that Mariam is not publicly acknowledged as a daughter of Jail. I’ve only read up to the eighth chapter, but already so much has happened. Mariam on the day of her birthday went out to look for her father when her mom. When she returned home her mother had hung herself. Because Jail was the Miriam’s father he had no choice but to let her stay with him and his family. Of course none of the wives wanted her there so they convinced her father to agree to marry her off to a man 30 years older then her that lived in Kabul. For the beginning of this book it was an instant hit. I love how the author wastes no time and form the beginning gives us action. In a sense I can relate to Mariam. We both have parents who are a bit harsh on us with their words. It’s ironic how a girl like Mariam who is eager to learn is denied education only to be forced to marry. But here in America there are so many girls her age who just don’t want an education.