A Thousand Splendid Suns - Blog Posts
"Wife" by Mitski is Mariam's theme song.
I cannot bear you a son/but I will try/for if I am not yours, what am I?/I daydream I'd give one a name of my own/For I, even I, even I am alone
I said what I said.
uh so i just read a thousand splendid suns. and what the fuck? books like these truly change my perspective on life and make me rethink everything i've ever known. and the root of all evil in this world is patriarchy.
Redesigned a book cover for 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini.
For years I've been meaning to read A Thousand Splendid Suns. It broke my heart man. This little girl was just born to suffer. That's all she did. She suffered, and then she died.
And, you read quotes and snippets of a book and you think "ow this seems happy-ending-y I'll save it for strange strips of my life." And, then it wrecks you, freaking vivisection the whole thing.
Never have I felt this wretched by a book, never! Being weak at heart I intentionally avoid reading disturbing books but I just couldn't resist this one. I finished this in two sittings, first half out of excitement of starting and the second half of wanting to see it throught the end. I had already been warned about part 3, but reading it was one of the most bravest reading I've ever done, NGL. Part 3 was so dreadful, treacherous, exhilarating I could feel a knot in my throat just reading it, I was literally squeezing on anything in hold to let the feeling subside. At points I felt I should just leave it but I knew it wouldn't leave me alone, so I saw through it. Towards the end I had developed major trust issues and just waited for how worse it could go, it did worsen and worsen but the two of them saw through it two, the third could not. I was numb. As much of a hopeless romantic I am I wouldn't dare to say all's well that ends well NOOO!!! I'd rather have them be seperated than go through all that they had to go through.
The worst part is that it's not just fiction, it's a reality of thousands and thousands of women around the world, it was the same 100 years ago and even today in not just war stricken Afghanistan but also in the society we live in. All the freedom and alternatives we take for granted would feel like heaven to those women. And calling out all the stupid illiterate donkeys who twist religion to impose their will on women, when they themselves know what kind of assholes they are. Prepare your excuses well for the day of judgement.
"One could never count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls"
Had to pick it up again this women's day.
To the women in Afghanistan and the women in the USA and the women across the globe.
The struggle never ends. The despair never stops. The rage is ever growing.
Rest in Power Mariam Jo.
thinking about this book again ,,,
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Films:
Okja (2017)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Call Me By Your Name (2017)
Bones and All (2022)
The Exorcist (1973)
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Literature:
Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Call Me by Your Name by Andre Aciman
A Thousand Spledid Suns by Khaled Hossieni
I need to read more :'-[
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One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.
— Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns
Currently Reading: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I just started this, and it's very good so far. I'm nervous though, I've heard its very sad.
Has anybody read this?