its friendship.. set in the background of Afgan war.. (back drop is nearly same as thousand splendid suns)..
I could connect much more than thousand spledid suns.. firstly because kiter runner was an amazing first pick for me and my age and student life dominating friendship made me much connected to it over the real life struggle and pain if women portayed in thousadnd splendid suns which I was less aware then..However, I always prefer a second read of thousand splendid suns, now
I read Kite Runner when I was 14 so I think for me it was easy to understand....so Till now I read this novel
But A thousand splendid suns is something which enlighten the atrocities suffered by women