The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable, beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan nonetheless grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan , the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara, member of a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When the Soviets invade and Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.
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The Kite Runner by Khalen Hosseini is a fictional novel that takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan and San Francisco. It follows the life and trials of Amir from just a young boy playing with his servant Hassan, to a hard working adult in San Francisco. It focuses on facing reality, loyalty, repentance, and redemption.
The events in this book are so powerful. It takes you on an emotional journey and gets you very involved. It isn't a difficult book to read, but also is not a light, easy read. It is intense, suspenseful, and very interesting. I had a hard time putting it down and had no trouble finishing it on time.
Some of the events in the book are a little more extreme than what typical teenagers face, but you can easily connect with the pain and guilt associated with the betrayel of a friend.
This book would be great for anyone! It is captivating and exciting and doesn't favor any gender or age.
For future students: start the container early. You won't have a hard time reading the book, just make sure you are annotating it in the process and thinking of symbols and powerful quotes for the journal entry. Have fun with it, this is a great book!
By Aly, at 3:11 PM
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