tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post4624670876386000276..comments2023-10-21T05:30:37.737-04:00Comments on Snapshot: Jumping on the BandwagonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03789250398792504412noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-41635305811830307382008-01-08T13:54:00.000-05:002008-01-08T13:54:00.000-05:00I always appreciate your reviews--especially as I ...I always appreciate your reviews--especially as I am trying to make my booklist for 2008. I had been hesitant to "jump on the bandwagon" here, too. Thanks for the input!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395656449949372286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-8438800824315457972007-08-22T17:09:00.000-04:002007-08-22T17:09:00.000-04:00I enjoyed The Kite Runner, and it stuck with me--b...I enjoyed The Kite Runner, and it stuck with me--but violence in the story--the sin that he wants to spend the rest of the book atoning for (anyone who's read it knows what I'm talking about) was hard for me to take. I agree that it was realistic, not too graphic and non-gratuitous, but it was still hard for me read about. For that reason, I've had a difficult time recommending it to others, even though I enjoyed it myself. <BR/><BR/>I have a similar feeling about another wonderful book I just finished-- Pulitzer Prize winner "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. It's profound, and in the end it's about love, faith and hope; but it is perhaps the bleakest, starkest, saddest book I've ever read and thus I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless you are willing to deal with the darker side of life. If you are, then definitely check it out.Jen Rousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318797787773072481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-25992946597578922042007-08-21T14:20:00.000-04:002007-08-21T14:20:00.000-04:00I read The Kite Runner this summer and am now smac...I read The Kite Runner this summer and am now smack dab in the middle of A Thousand Splendid Suns! He is certainly a profound writer. I'm a big fan.Sarahvizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257891014401157085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-18650617899054027702007-08-21T11:40:00.000-04:002007-08-21T11:40:00.000-04:00This is one of my favorite books of all time. I j...This is one of my favorite books of all time. I just finished listening to One Thousand Splendid Suns on audio book and wrote a review of it yesterday. It's great too.Mercy's Maidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289821516382280204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-65999840475349552682007-08-21T00:38:00.000-04:002007-08-21T00:38:00.000-04:00Great choice for the Armchair Traveler--didn't it ...Great choice for the Armchair Traveler--didn't it give a great "snapshot" of another culture? Deep as well as wide. I loved it.<BR/><BR/>JeanneAt A Hen's Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244490539003130874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-66714328776540359122007-08-20T15:52:00.000-04:002007-08-20T15:52:00.000-04:00Oh, I loved that book. I haven't read the 100 suns...Oh, I loved that book. I haven't read the 100 suns, although I heard it isn't as great. Of course, following up with something so wonderful must be difficult.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470283761189392205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-63706874258499629032007-08-20T10:11:00.000-04:002007-08-20T10:11:00.000-04:00Sounds good. You know I avoid popular "literary b...Sounds good. You know I avoid popular "literary best-sellers," because I always fear they'll be too depressing or that they'll focus all on the prose and lack a plot. Glad to know that this one combines prose and plot to make a can't-put-down story.Katrina @ Callapidder Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502432103160398620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-88445213285800439422007-08-19T08:37:00.000-04:002007-08-19T08:37:00.000-04:00The Kite Runner has been on my to-read list for AG...The Kite Runner has been on my to-read list for AGES! Glad to hear you liked it.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-39510092296806888802007-08-19T08:02:00.000-04:002007-08-19T08:02:00.000-04:00I loved this book also. Read this along with My Si...I loved this book also. Read this along with My Sister's Keeper on vacation and both were awesome. I agree - this may be one of the best books I've read in years. I appreciated the peek into the culture of Afghanistan especially. Oh and I'm not a bandwagon reader either!!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168170797649139322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-55004029887276751452007-08-18T22:03:00.000-04:002007-08-18T22:03:00.000-04:00I, too, just read The Kite Runner recently. Someho...I, too, just read The Kite Runner recently. Somehow I missed it! What an astounding book. A Thousand Splendid Suns is also phenomenal, although I did think his first was better. Still, it does not disappoint AT ALL as some second novels do.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/smallworld" REL="nofollow"> SmallWorld </A>Sarah at SmallWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306137253094526922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-16838865918759577942007-08-18T21:44:00.000-04:002007-08-18T21:44:00.000-04:00Did you find it difficult to read the first portio...Did you find it difficult to read the first portion of the book, the "beginning of the story"? I had to struggle to get through to current day. <BR/><BR/>That said, I absolutely LOVED the book. It was on my mind for days after I finished, and that rarely happens.Noodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313570354851840693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-19031652957557030052007-08-18T21:33:00.000-04:002007-08-18T21:33:00.000-04:00I've been meaning to read both of these books.I've been meaning to read both of these books.Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576523079112503893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24945617.post-13998891124700590372007-08-18T19:15:00.000-04:002007-08-18T19:15:00.000-04:00Great review. I listened to "Splendid Suns" on CD...Great review. I listened to "Splendid Suns" on CD and felt I would have liked it better if I had read it. I have heard from some that "Kite Runner" is better, so I am looking forward to reading it.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.com