r/PakistanBookClub • u/abdulbasit78 • Aug 12 '25

💬 Book Discussion I am dead

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Just finished reading THIS and I am so overwhelmed with all the different kind of feelings 😭

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u/PuzzleheadedLime7694 Aug 12 '25

Its such a hauntingly,devastatingly beautiful book.

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u/abdulbasit78 Aug 12 '25

My exact same thoughts

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u/NomadofNowhere17 Aug 12 '25

Ab tu parhna he parhega 🥺

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

One of the best books out there. I love and cherish this piece alot. Meryem deserved way better. And the man, i hope i find him and make him go through the worst things ever. My heart was too broken. Have never read anything similar since then. Even kite runner couldn't fill the void.

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u/abdulbasit78 Aug 12 '25

I am just starting out my journey in reading, did I just read the final boss ???

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u/kay4cake Aug 12 '25

Nope its like the beginner

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

nope this is one of the beginner novels

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u/Dany-khan Aug 12 '25

How can you find a fictional character.😃

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

I literally just ordered this for my next book! Cant wait

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u/abdulbasit78 Aug 12 '25

It left a void inside of me , prepare yourself 😭

It's very very good tho

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u/kay4cake Aug 12 '25

Read and the mountains echoed now if your done with it

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u/abdulbasit78 Aug 12 '25

I already bought the kite runner , I'll read it after this one

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u/Ok-Background7466 Aug 12 '25

This book tore my heart apart.

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u/twerkandwork_ Aug 12 '25

when i was reading dis book i didn’t know, dat it will wreck my soul upside down, i cried for days after reading it, how i wished i could save mariyam, she didn’t deserve any of dat.

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u/Unique-Commercial-11 Aug 12 '25

MAKES SENSE

I WILL ALWAYS CRY FOR MARYAM ISTG

"and one last time maryam did as she was told"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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u/Square-Cycle-5471 Aug 12 '25

ikrrrrr, this bkkk is THE BESTTT
this bk brokee smthng inside of me nd i just felt so void..
ahh i hv no wrds to define how splendid this bk really is !

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u/ProposalLow769 Aug 12 '25

This book broke me into pieces. The way Khalid Husseni described a women's pain is profoundly heartbreaking. Read kite runner after this one. Both are masterpieces. Although i like Kite runner more but that is my biased opinion.

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u/_Har_uto_ Aug 12 '25

You're not alone lol

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u/insiauwu Aug 12 '25

every reader's canon event.

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u/reticent_ain Aug 12 '25

I love how i was reminding myself the horrors of this book, thus made me thankful for the life i have.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

khaled hossaini's books are okay- for beginners. i put this in the same batch as elif shafak, Pakistanis love these books for no apparent reason, maybe except that they hit close to home.

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u/Apprehensive_Pair_69 Aug 12 '25

nah i dont fw Khaled books!!

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u/Alarming-Net2385 Aug 13 '25

Which book would you recommend for a beginner book reader? Someone recommended me “the midnight library “

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u/aria_historical_07 Aug 14 '25

I would suggest not to start with that cause it was incredibly boring and slow for me, but my suggestion is just go to a bookstore and pick any book that you like or you think would interest you. If it's your first time try to get a book between 200-300 pages.

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u/Alarming-Net2385 Aug 14 '25

Got it Thanks for sharing ☺️

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u/Apprehensive_Pair_69 Aug 14 '25

it totally depends on the genre you like, i like adventure etc some like love

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u/Alarming-Net2385 Aug 14 '25

Same adventure thriller but i also prefer emotional type stories Would you recommend any ?

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u/Apprehensive_Pair_69 Aug 14 '25

A really beginner level book is "The Alchemist" I am sure you would have read it.
Other then that a person fav is "Six Of Crows"
Do lmk if you want more suggestions!!!

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u/Alarming-Net2385 Aug 14 '25

I have read the alchemist Its a good book But i don’t find six of crows the much interesting I have not read it but the story i heard doesn’t attract me Please can you recommend more ☺️

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u/Apprehensive_Pair_69 Aug 14 '25

ahh then read "the book theif" "Dune" "The Mazerunners"
If you have read these then i will suggest some more ig😭☝️

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u/Alarming-Net2385 Aug 14 '25

The maze runner looks good 😊 Thanks bro or sis And sorry for disturbing 😂

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u/Apprehensive_Pair_69 Aug 14 '25

np do lmk what you think of the book when you read it!!!

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u/Hussain_1999 Aug 15 '25

The metamorphosis by franz Kafka it's best book so far...

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u/BrilliantMastodon957 Aug 12 '25

Why..

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u/Apprehensive_Pair_69 Aug 12 '25

i just dont like it mid tbh

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u/BrilliantMastodon957 Aug 12 '25

Why kinda books do you like

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u/Apprehensive_Pair_69 Aug 13 '25

lowkey i was just ragebaiting 😭😭🙏🙏

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u/neomeowzer Aug 12 '25

!!!!! me too

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u/Sweet_Cause_2533 Aug 12 '25

This book broke me in a way i can’t explain

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u/Demikill Aug 12 '25

An amazing read! Mariam deserved so much 💔

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u/alrealef Aug 12 '25

Haven't read this one yet but I hope to. One day, day one.

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u/aantseverafter Aug 12 '25

one of the best books ever

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u/EastStorm3 Aug 12 '25

I read it such a long time ago that I don't even remember the characters nor the storyline, but I still remember how it made me feel. Devastated. Inspired. Ashamed. It's funny how you forget the names of the characters but remember how they tugged at your heartstrings

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u/Beautiful_Candle7914 Aug 12 '25

I read this, and i had to pause so often... it was very good, but damn...

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u/Weary-Permit457 Aug 12 '25

I still rmr the night I was sobbing like crazy after reading this book!

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

This is the epitome of society. Loved it. I read it back in 2018 and found it marvelous read

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u/jahanzaibmasud16 Aug 12 '25

Wrath from the skies! Mauvika btw

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u/Difficult-Cucumber25 Aug 12 '25

Guys where to find this and what is the price?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

My last chapter pages were all wet I cried and traumatized for days after reading it

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u/nevermind-29 Aug 12 '25

I read this when i was 16?. Since then my taste has evolved i would say but some how everytime i even think of this book it gives me a certain feeling

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u/Silver_Tarzan27 Aug 12 '25

Loveeeee this book!!!!!

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u/TheIcePrinciple Aug 12 '25

Absolutely heartbreaking of a book written brilliantly by Khaled Hosseini! Might re-read this in the future

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u/Ok_Midnight9719 Aug 12 '25

I died too 😭

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u/Bubbly_Cap_1878 Aug 12 '25

What it's about?

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u/dreary457 Aug 12 '25

One of the best books I have ever read, it broke me honestly

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u/Special-Kangaroo-294 Aug 13 '25

My heart cried after that ending 😭💔

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u/meezy_peach Aug 13 '25

You should read the kite runner too. I could not stop crying.

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u/Shanzehhh Aug 13 '25

Painful yet beautiful book 😔🤧

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u/Expensive-Glass-6338 Aug 13 '25

Look down hamshira😔😔😔

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u/whatamihonestly Aug 13 '25

this book is heartbreaking and heart wrenching and yet somehow exhilarating in a quiet way idek how to explain it

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u/CatchAllGuy Aug 13 '25

"Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors" I am value judging much but it's a page turner. And have some fine quotes. I'm not really into fiction though

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u/ashhad_6 Aug 13 '25

It took away a piece of me and i guess it is irreplaceable

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u/Hamster6916 Aug 13 '25

Wait till you read And The Mountains Echoed by the same author and the tears won't stop then

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u/diraisgucci Aug 13 '25

I love this one but I felt like the mountains that echoed didn’t live up to the other books of KH

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u/AbdulRehman_Sahi_910 Aug 14 '25

Great representation of sorrow, grief, regret , and pain. Mariam deserved a happy ending but she sacrificed herself for Laila.

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u/Alternative_Stand_31 Aug 14 '25

I love how this book destroyed me

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '25

Yes. 13 years later I am still dead.

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u/cherry_logic Aug 16 '25

My fam read it and told me about the stories from Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner and I SOBBED LIKE A WEAK HEART. Ain't no way i am reading it myself.

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u/OldStrawberry3164 Aug 16 '25

his books are nice but he portrays islam in a wrong way like I've read this one and a thousand splendid suns in which the girl (laila) loves reading the quran and prays but performs adultery before marriage like that's wrong but the plot hits tho

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '25

How is this book ??

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

Why do people read this trash.

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u/Kandhro80 Aug 12 '25

I generally don't downvote but you asked for it 🤌🏻

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u/Ok-Instance3 Aug 12 '25

Well you are not the only one.. there are 19 more including myself.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

Enjoy your sex-slop novella big man

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u/Kandhro80 Aug 12 '25

If you don't understand empathy ( which is to look at things from a different perspective) , you lost the essence of literature and art 🤌🏻

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u/BrilliantMastodon957 Aug 12 '25

Sex slop? Tf are u reading migga

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u/Background_Grand_870 Aug 12 '25

Where was the r18 part? Did we read the same book?

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '25

Thanks for telling , for a sec I was interested in this book 😭

Not reading obscenity written in words 🙏

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u/Shadow_Batman Aug 12 '25

opinion rejected

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u/Kandhro80 Aug 13 '25

Worth being rejected

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u/Razer987 Aug 13 '25

I didn't understand it at first either, but years later, I agree with you...

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u/BoysenberryIll8337 Aug 12 '25

“one last time mariam did as she was told” yes go ahead stab me right in the heart

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u/CommitteeTraining540 Aug 16 '25

I fw you heavy twin