Bestseller: The Kite Runner

It’s a New York Times Bestseller! Such a great title especially for an asian novel. Just a tag line xD

So, i’m talking about a novel, an extraordinary one. Honestly, i’m such an avid reader when it comes to the genre thriller (esp. Sidney Sheldon). Okay, before i completely crap this blog, i’ll start what my tag line means. The novel that i’m referring is The Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini, an afghan author. I was able to read this for my book report. Actually, it took me 5 mins. to decide whether to grab it for my report and surprisingly, i found myself bringing it towards the cashier. When i reached home, i hurriedly opened it and started reading. LOL

The novel:

I had no interest at all about Afghanistan but through this novel it greatly made an impact. It’s a moving tale about friendship paired with betrayal, and atonement. Well, there are a lot of striking characters in the story; one is Hassan, an illiterate boy but courageous and loyal to his friend Amir. The other one is Rahim Khan, he told Amir a touching line before he died “There is a way to be good again, Amir”. Lastly, the noticeable Amir, his character is someone who is afraid to face troubles, and it was Hassan who defended him. Well, I was affected of the betrayal part, there was such tension.(me: how could you do that Amir?) haha. One good thing of this novel is the presence of Afghanistan’s history, at least I know their situation at that time, and how they were treated during the invasion and regime.

Hassan to Amir: “For you, a thousand times over.”

A book that you couldn’t put down, a must-have.