A Thousand Splendid Suns

I am not an extremist; I am not the type of person to be overly-patriotic and make a show of it, or to burn my bra and hate men, but reading this book made me realize just how good we have it here comparatively. A lot of people like to complain about our government, and politicians annoy me to no end-- but it could be worse, a lot worse. I was shocked at how recent the events described in this book occurred (some still going on). Afghanistan seems like such a far away place, that I guess I hadn't connected the dots. It isn't often I read a book that affects me this way- it really made me think about how blessed I am to live where I live, be educated, have freedom, security, and a loving husband.