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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5.0
I have always felt history has been unkind to women but when it comes to Afghanistan, neither history nor present is kind to it. The Kite runner is a story of friendship, betrayal and redemption.
The Kite Runner captures the history of Afghanistan for roughly 50 years, the story moves back and forth from Afghanistan to Pakistan to America.
The protagonist of this book Amir lives in Afghanistan with peace and tranquillity, his father is a rich man whereas his mother died giving birth to him. Amir is always keen on impressing his father but his attempt is never fruitful on the other hand his father is amicable towards Hassan, the servant's son which usually made Amir angry and envious.
In 1975 Amir won a Kite fighting tournament and bonds with his father but at what price?
Hosseini beautifully paints the picture of Afghanistan before the Taliban and of horror after, how can someone be so naive enough to commit the horrendous acts in name of religion? how can someone sell kids when they are supposed to protect them, how can people be publicly executed and the public be entertained by watching this? When you read a certain book you have to put it down just to breathe a little, that's what happen while I was reading this book, I was angry and sad at the same time. This book is a masterpiece. Amir is the guy which shows there is good and bad inside us, weak and strong, we all have committed mistakes and done something shameful but there is a chance to be good again.
The Kite Runner captures the history of Afghanistan for roughly 50 years, the story moves back and forth from Afghanistan to Pakistan to America.
The protagonist of this book Amir lives in Afghanistan with peace and tranquillity, his father is a rich man whereas his mother died giving birth to him. Amir is always keen on impressing his father but his attempt is never fruitful on the other hand his father is amicable towards Hassan, the servant's son which usually made Amir angry and envious.
In 1975 Amir won a Kite fighting tournament and bonds with his father but at what price?
Hosseini beautifully paints the picture of Afghanistan before the Taliban and of horror after, how can someone be so naive enough to commit the horrendous acts in name of religion? how can someone sell kids when they are supposed to protect them, how can people be publicly executed and the public be entertained by watching this? When you read a certain book you have to put it down just to breathe a little, that's what happen while I was reading this book, I was angry and sad at the same time. This book is a masterpiece. Amir is the guy which shows there is good and bad inside us, weak and strong, we all have committed mistakes and done something shameful but there is a chance to be good again.