I loved The Kite Runner but A Thousand Splendid Suns is better in my opinion. It's much sadder too. I haven't even finished it yet and it's ten times sadder than I remember The Kite Runner being (which was a sad book in itself.) Khaled Hossieni is an amazing author. I can say that I'm a fan of his now. I cannot wait to see what he comes out with next!