I recently finished reading The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini and LOVED it!I usually read before going to bed and usually for only for a 1/2 hour or so, but there were seriously nights that I couldn't put this one down and would read for two hours or more.
The Kite Runner
follows the story of two boys in Afghanistan, one the son of a wealthy business man and the other the son of their servant. They are inseparable - friends, so to speak - during their childhood and the relative stability of their country during the 1970's. Later, the turmoil of the country and Amir's disloyalty tears them apart.The circumstances that lead to their separation haunt Amir even after he and his father flee to America and grows into adulthood.
Eventually, Amir's life takes a shocking twist as he is offered an opportunity to make amends in an unexpected way for the injustice that he inflicted upon his childhood friend .
There were many passages that literally made my jaw drop as I was reading because they were so moving...or visual...or both.
In many ways, this book read like a memoir...there were many times that I almost forgot that I was reading a work of fiction.
I don't read as much as I would like to anymore - at least not literature of this quality. Too much time reading scrapbooking mags and idea books, I guess. :-)
After reading this novel, though, I'm thirsting for another good read. Hey readers out there...what has been your latest stand out read?
I'm reading this book now and I've read about half of it.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about it as you do. the events seem so real that you think it's a real person recalling his memories.
but i enjoyed reading the part of their childhood more than the part in America.
I would have to say that I agree with you opinion about enjoying the portion set in Afghanistan more than America...if you're half way through - stay tuned...the setting goes back to Afghanistan and is better! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat book has come up a number of times in our book club, it is one that I have considered reading this month since we chose not to select a book. The last one we read was I'll Watch the Moon, by Ann Tatlock, it was an easy read, everyone in our group enjoyed it. It was not as heavy as some that we have read. So it was a nice break. It's fiction but it is well researched to the time period it is set in. It touches on concetration camps and the polio outbreaks. I can't wait to read "The Kite Runner", in fact I have just requested it from our local library.
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ReplyDelete@Tess Jarvis...the book that you mentioned sounds interesting...I will check it out. You will not be disappointed in The Kite Runner!