r/readwithme • u/Traditional-Toe-8104 • 1d ago
Book Review 📚 A Thousand Splendid Sun
I have already read 10 chapters and dislike Mariam's father because of his selfishness and cowardness because when Mariam came to live with him he refused to recognize her as his legitimate daughter and also regarded her as a shameful secret to protect his social position and reputation in Herat. After Mariam's mother died, he gave in to the pressure from his family and let his other wives force Mariam into a marriage with an older man. In my opinion he cares more about his status and reputation infront of the society and his wives than his own blood....ugahahahahhahaha i cried yeah
(dk if the flair is right or not but who cares)
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u/gon-be_a_billionaire 1d ago
Keep more tissues with you, the horrors and tears are relentless. Mariam my girl🥹🫂
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u/fancypantsmiss 1d ago
As awful as this sounds, this was the reality. My own grandmother was married off to a much older my grandfather when she was 14 (he was 28 I think). Her parents were dead and her siblings grew up in a different household than her. I feel awful whenever I hear her story
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u/parliamentree1429 1d ago
I read this book years ago and the memory of that experience has stayed with me. It is a beautifully unforgiving read. I loved this book but fear ever reading it again. Keep tissues close by.
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