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khaled hosseini--THE KITE RUNNER


after hearing much praise, i just finished reading this novel. i thought it was excellent in its realism and in the way it encompassed multiple facets of human life and emotion. a few days of reading this book have given me a clearer view of afghan life, more so than several years of watching the news about it. i found it both fascinating and disturbing. the disturbing part being, of course, the ugly actions we humans are capable of committing.
anyone else read this and have any thoughts to share?
 

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Login to find out (August 21, 2005 at 1:34pm)
i have been trying to work through "reading lolita in tehran"..that has been a really rewarding but very taxing read.
 
Login to find out (August 21, 2005 at 1:32pm)
good book that has been the basis for several conversations amongst my non muslim friends..I think the political points made in the book were fair.
 
Login to find out (August 3, 2005 at 2:43pm)
I just finished, in 2 days. I loved it - its very dense, moving and SAD. I had tears a few times, can't remember the last time a book has ever brought tears to my eyes. I wonder how much of Amir's story was similar to Hosseini himself.

I thought the ending was a little rushed, but it was good no less.
 
Login to find out (August 2, 2005 at 8:28pm)
loved it to the gazillionth power!
 
Login to find out (June 8, 2005 at 9:54am)
effie, you'll have to let us know what you think! tanveer--thats very cool that you got to hear about his thought process for writing the bok.
 
Login to find out (June 7, 2005 at 11:30am)
hey guys - i just met khaled hosseini on saturday at a book reading/signing. it was really cool. . .he talked about his inspiration for writing the book and his experiences growing up in afghanistan. he said that he grew up in a household that resembled that of amir's and he befriended one of the servants (like hassan) whom he helped with learning how to read. . .lotsa other cool tidbits also. if he's coming to any of your cities. . .definitely try and make it. :o)
 
Login to find out (June 7, 2005 at 1:05am)
i just picked up this book--after the first couple of pgs i was hooked..i'm not done yet, but its been a long time since a books done that for me..so i'm excited!
 
Login to find out (June 6, 2005 at 9:46pm)
sadz .. thats one of the aspects of the book, the religious emphasis, that i found too overbearing. it seemed to be pushing the idea that "real" religious people didnt support the taliban, and it represented the vilest of people (which it may have, i dont know). it just seemed that the book was pushing a pro-republican (as represented by the father, one of the few admirable characters in the book), tacit approval of military intervention in afghanistan, and anti-communism/russian. those elements guaranteed it success in the post 9-11 climate.
 
Login to find out (June 6, 2005 at 8:22pm)
i just thought the book was a blend of so many elements and it came together so powerfully. the broad spectrum of religious aspects, the even broader range of personality weaknesses and strengths, etc. one thing i noticed was that in general we tend to assume that typical people are not as religious as "taliban" type people, but this book clearly refuted that. they took religion to a whole other NON-islamic level.
 
Login to find out (June 6, 2005 at 3:27pm)
am i the only one to not like this book? i thought it was ok, but i didnt find the writing style to be particularly enjoyable, and it was more politicized than i expected.
 
Login to find out (May 23, 2005 at 3:54pm)
i just started/finished this book over the weekend. LOVED it for making me feel so many things. and despite its darkness, i thought it was inspiring. it makes you REALLLLLLY see how fortunate we are. and i loved how when amir was in the hospital waiting to see what would happen with sohrab--he got down on his knees and prayed in desperation. hmm, i dunno...something about that just resonated.
 
Login to find out (April 28, 2005 at 8:09am)
THE KITE RUNNER is #1 on the NY Times paperback bestseller list for the week of May 8th; it's been on the pb list for 33 consecutive weeks now. This book is a sales phenomenon!
 
Login to find out (April 27, 2005 at 10:31pm)
i'm just starting the book. i've had it for a few weeks now thanks to tanveer's coupon at borders. man, i never should've read these posts until after i finised it. oh well.
 
Login to find out (April 24, 2005 at 4:30pm)
Mevvie thats exactly how i felt. especially when people who act under the banner of islam but deep down theres all sorts of hypocritical stuff going on. i just loved this novel because it evoked so much emotion in me.. i love reading but very few books have ever done that.
 
Login to find out (April 24, 2005 at 3:19pm)
I haven't finished reading the book yet but he is a great writer. It hurts me to hear about people who call themselves Muslims doing such ugly things. I know some people regardless of their family's religion are just sickos but I feel like Muslims who are blessed with the truth should know better!
 
Login to find out (April 23, 2005 at 11:09pm)
I was definitely impressed by Khaled Hossaini's writing and by his ability to draw me into the streets of Kabul. I couldn't help but resent Amir for being such a weak human being though.
 
Login to find out (April 22, 2005 at 6:45pm)
actually the end is what made me feel even more depressed... i think i was hoping for more of a happy ending.. sohrab's "lopsided smile" wasnt all that happy. :(