6 Best war books like A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

By: Khaled Hosseini

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

At once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of fami…

If you liked the war plot in A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Alan R. Clarke, James Noel Smith

1. The Alchemist

By: Paulo Coelho , Alan R. Clarke , James Noel Smith

3.91

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchem… read more

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  • novels
  • classics
  • fiction
"Maktub" (It is written.)"

-Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"Dreams are the language of God."

-Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"Why do we have to listen to our hearts?"

-Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"Every blessing ignored becomes a curse."

-Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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2. Memoirs of a Geisha

By: Arthur Golden

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel presents with seamless auth… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha book and Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult
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3. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

By: John Boyne

4.02

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

Berlin 1942 When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Book Thief

By: Markus Zusak

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

A story about, among other things: A girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a J… read more

Similar categories in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief book and Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns

  • classics
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. A Thousand Splendid Suns

By: Khaled Hosseini

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

At once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of fami… read more

Similar categories in Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns book and Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns

  • classics
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult
Cover of Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, None

6. Tuesdays with Morrie

By: Mitch Albom , None

4.00

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who under… read more

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  • classics

7. The Lovely Bones

By: Alice Sebold

3.50

Format: 290 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Lovely Bonesis the story of a family devastated by a gruesome murder -- a murder recounted by t… read more

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  • fiction
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8. The Help

By: Kathryn Stockett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women: Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home a… read more

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  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Nightingale

By: Kristin Hannah

3.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Despite their differences, sisters Vianne and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isab… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak, محمد درويش, None, ارسلان فصیحی

10. The Forty Rules of Love

By: Elif Shafak , محمد درويش , None , ارسلان فصیحی

4.12

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Ella Rubenstein is forty years old and unhappily married when she takes a job as a reader for a lit… read more

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  • historical
  • novels
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"تعلمت أن أتقبل الشوكة والوردة معاً، مساوئ الحياة ومحاسنها."

-Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

"النفاق هو الذي يجعل الناس سعداء. أما الحقيقة فتجعلهم يشعرون بالحزن"

-Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

"لا يعنيني الحلال ولا الحرام فأنا أفضل أن أطفئ نار جهنم، وأن أحرق الجنة حتى يحب الناس الله من أجل الحب الخالص."

-Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

"من الغرابة أن تقول ذلك لامرأة تفكر بالماضي كثيراً, وتفكر بالمستقبل أكثر, لكن بطريقة ما, لم تمسّها اللحظة الراهنة."

-Elif Shafak, The Forty Rules of Love

11. The Kite Runner: A Portrait of the Marc Forster Film

By: Khaled Hosseini , David Benioff

4.33

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

With more than 120 photos in full color and the complete screenplay, the story behind the making of… read more

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12. To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that … read more

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13. The Secret Life of Bees

By: Sue Monk Kidd

4.22

Format: 224 pages,

Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Beestells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has… read more

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14. All the Light We Cannot See

By: Anthony Doerr

3.68

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

A stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths c… read more

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15. Life of Pi

By: Yann Martel

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine … read more

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16. A Little Life

By: Hanya Yanagihara

4.58

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're… read more

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17. Water for Elephants

By: Sara Gruen

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa … read more

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18. The Time Traveler's Wife

By: Audrey Niffenegger

3.83

Format: 35 pages, ebook

A funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist: what if one of them couldn't stop slip… read more

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19. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

By: Zoulfa Katouh

4.50

Format: 417 pages, Hardcover

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had h… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Bury me before I bury you" I did."

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

"There are enough people hurting you,"

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

"I’ll make it as soon as I’m done with this."

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

"He bites his lip. “Please take of yourself."

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Cover of The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) by Heather   Morris

20. The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

By: Heather Morris

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at… read more

Similar categories in Heather Morris's The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) book and Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"If you wake up in the morning, it is a good day."

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

"How can a race spread out across multiple countries be considered a threat?"

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

"Good and evil coexist in the worst of times. It is then when hope shines through."

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

"You see your world reflected in a mirror, but I have another mirror I look into mine, and I see a world that will bring yours down."

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

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21. Where the Crawdads Sing

By: Delia Owens

4.38

Format: 384 pages, ebook

For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village. Kya Clark is b… read more

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  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"We are married. Like the geese."

-Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

"Sand keeps secrets better than mud."

-Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

"Imagination grows in the lonliest of soils"

-Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

"How much do you trade to defeat lonesomeness?"

-Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

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Paulo Coelho , Alan R. Clarke , James Noel Smith

3.91

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Arthur Golden

4.34

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John Boyne

4.02

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The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

3.75

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4.02

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Kathryn Stockett

3.37

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Kate Quinn

5.00

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Kristin Hannah

3.28

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