The Kite Runner

Login to find out (February 21, 2006 at 3:43am)

I really enjoyed this but I think it was a little over-written. The plot went into over-drive and tragedy upon tragedy was heaped on poor Hassan and Sohrab. I don't know whether, in the end, that took away from the whole thing because it was so gut wrenchingly sad that the bigger story got lost.

Login to find out (January 22, 2006 at 12:05am)

This was one of the most moving books I have read in a long time. It opens your eyes to another world. I was moved and changed by the experiences of the people in this novel. A powerful novel that has the power to change our lives and make us more humane to humanity. Even though "Kite Runner" is fiction.

Login to find out (January 20, 2006 at 7:38pm)

I read "Kite Runner" last year and was really impressed... Khaled Hosseini's style of writing is wonderfully evocative, yet so concise - he's similar to Margaret Atwood. I loved the fact that there was a plot twist on nearly every page! It is rare that a book gets me truly hooked, and "Kite Runner" lived up to this premise :)

Login to find out (January 10, 2006 at 1:51pm)

I read the book and loved. It broke my heart and made me want to hope. I liked the way it ended ...not a perfect end ,just a real end.

Login to find out (January 10, 2006 at 2:42am)

Yes, Izmael, down with military dictators!!

those are some good quotes on gold athar....legend of baggar vance...next on the watch list.

Login to find out (January 9, 2006 at 2:29pm)

agreed on your point regarding economic development. it seems that discourse on defense theory has been moving along this line of thought as well.

Login to find out (January 9, 2006 at 12:39pm)

So your decision to be an idealist rests upon whether you are employed by the UN or not and by the actions of others. How unidealistic!

Have to read Omer. Don't remember the cricket bit either. Guess i am getting old.

It doesn't take an army to unite a nation. It takes economic development. When everyone is getting what they want, nobody wants to kill the other for a peace of land or a morsel of food. They kill each other for better things then :)

Login to find out (January 9, 2006 at 9:33am)

Hanif Kureishi is probably not realted to Omar Kureishi. I loved Hanif Kureishi's "Love in a Blue Time." He reminds me of this Pakistani professor I once had.

Login to find out (January 9, 2006 at 9:16am)

well, i would agree with kureishi in the sense that if you're only verbally honoring your idealistic rants, then you are indeed a great fool.

i wonder what kureishi thought about playing golf.

Login to find out (January 8, 2006 at 7:10am)

I miss Omar Kureishi's articles on cricket.

Just about the book (again), it's pretty cool how the author - who is probably a Tajik - chose a pathan as his main character and it was the Hazara boys who motivate and demotivate Amir. A wonderful array of the components of Afghan society. It reflects hope for that nation. Hosseini probably did this intentionally!

Login to find out (January 6, 2006 at 11:54am)

Read it recently too. Moving.

And you're right about that line. "For you, a thousand times over." :)

Login to find out (January 6, 2006 at 11:24am)

is he in any way related to hanif kureshi?

Login to find out (September 24, 2005 at 1:50pm)

aaaaa..Now is there anybody out there who doesn't like this one?

For you a thousand times over- a line that keeps repeating itself inside your head over and over.

Login to find out (July 28, 2005 at 5:15am)

Amir did what he was capable of to overcome the deep guilt of committing the 'unkindest of cuts!' The glaring weakness of Amir was always there. I think this ever-present weakness, contrasted with his own father who would put his life on the line for even a stranger, is what made the last scene so much more powerful :)

As for Assef, he symbolized the Taliban and the tragic effects of bringing Islam into politics. It's a vile combination which we should be aware of!

Yeah, initially I too thought that it'd be one of those books written with the 'orientalist' approache. But the author showed great comfort in presenting all settings with sincerity and reality.

Login to find out (July 28, 2005 at 2:48am)

good point rsa .. it might have been deigned for teh west but yo uhave to rememebr that the author already has spent a lot fo the time in teh west also .... western inclinations would have naturally imbibed themsleves into the essence of teh story as did the afghan bits.
awesome awesome book. my favourite of all time.

Login to find out (July 27, 2005 at 9:22am)

A must read...over and over again!!!

Login to find out (July 25, 2005 at 6:58am)

that book was just haunting... that assef guy..did anybody else see the symbolism of his being blond and blue-eyed? could this be hinting at white imperialism 'raping' the muslim countries?

Login to find out (July 12, 2005 at 6:42am)

still raving about this book!!!!!
my favourite of all time ....
"hazarown bar"

Login to find out (July 9, 2005 at 2:23pm)

two things that i loved the most abt the book were: a.the way the writer potrays the settings from the characters prospective and b. the way he potrays the bonds n relations btween the characters!
n yeah 'for you, a thousand times over' rulez!!

Login to find out (July 7, 2005 at 10:41am)

this book was completely heart-wrenching and is definitely a must read...this author is blessed with serious talent mA..

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