tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28504156.post3320201122052779825..comments2024-01-21T09:09:29.974-05:00Comments on Notes from the Officer's Club: Book 37: The Death of VishnuJen Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16190007840481900873noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28504156.post-52180364177030338332010-02-01T16:27:31.240-05:002010-02-01T16:27:31.240-05:00ooooh, I can't touch another Khalid Hosseini a...ooooh, I can't touch another Khalid Hosseini after reading The Kite Runner (I thought it was both affecting/upsetting and also entirely manipulative) so I never got to A Thousand Splendid Suns. I am, however, a sucker for books about Afghanistan (before Cannonball read started, I was only reading book about the iraq and afghanistan war - Lite reading!) so I might check that out since you threw in the women aspect of it. <br /><br />Yea, I remember liking the Twentieth wife, but don't remember much about it. I pretty sure I read the sequel too... you have a fantastic memory for books, seeing as how you read so much!denesteakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439021523963183475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28504156.post-58481285291423884782010-01-28T18:55:25.093-05:002010-01-28T18:55:25.093-05:00Yes, the way the author explained it in the afterw...Yes, the way the author explained it in the afterword was that space can be very limited in India so even living on the threshold in the staircase is desirable - there was actually a bit of dealing going on for who was going to "own" the spot after Vishnu.<br />I read The Twentieth Wife (I'm a sucker for historical fiction), and I liked it. I also read the sequel which was a nice wrap-up but not as good. I liked the whole fairy tale ending aspect of the first one (she deserved it) - the second didn't have that.<br />Can't wait to read your review for the one about Afghanistan (why is it that the first thing that pops into my head when hearing women and Afghanistan is A Thousand Splendid Suns?)Jen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190007840481900873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28504156.post-40463628349504462992010-01-27T15:32:39.498-05:002010-01-27T15:32:39.498-05:00Wait (just to clarify)... so Vishnu lives ON the s...Wait (just to clarify)... so Vishnu lives ON the stairs? And he is dying? That sounds terrible...<br /><br />I am reading one of those hard-to-relate/compare books right now. It's about Afghan family life (basically) and I keep getting frustrated at myself for thinking badly of their actions or cultures (like just mistreating women in general.) <br /><br />By the way, I was just thinking of The Twentieth Wife yesterday, and this book kinda reminded me of it (but only coz it's also Indian. hah) You ever read that?denesteakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439021523963183475noreply@blogger.com