Friday, November 20, 2009

Kite Runner review

I found the novel kite runner very interesting. From the moment i started reading it i could bearley put it down. The kite runner was set in two countries; Afghanistan and the United States. The begining of the novel takes place in Afghanistan where Amir lived with his father Baba and there servants Hassan and his father Ali. At the begining Amir and Hassan are shown as inseparable but as the novel goes along amir does not stand up for hassan as much as hassan stands up for him. Later in the novel, Amir and Baba move to the US and Amir thinks that this will help him get over his guilt. While he is in America Baba passes away, and Amir is forced to be independent. Baba's long time friend Rahim falls ill and calls Amir back to Afghanistan, this phone call brings back the guilt that Amir had been hiding inside him. He is forced to go back to Aghanistan to see Rahim. When he meets Rahim, he reminds him of his sins and his fathers sins too and assures him that it is not too late to change. Amir finds out the devasting news about Hassan and he is forced to look for Hassans son; Sohrab who he finds in the care of Assef. Amir is now forced to stand up for Sohrab who was assulted while in the care of Assef. Amir and Assef fight and they both get what they deserved. Sohrab is now in the care of Amir and although he tries to commit suicide and doesnt talk to Amir for a whole year even after taking him to America.

I think that this is a wonderful novel and should be read by everone! it is amazing to see how precious life is, and how family and friendship bonds are forever no matter what. This is a wonderful novel and i truly enjoyed reading it. I reccommend it and everyone should get a copy at some point in their lives. It truly teaches one a lot.

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