The Kite Runner

No wonder that The Kite Runner has been granted a lot of acknowledgments and has been the top number 1 bestseller book by New York Times for over two years. The author himself, Khaled Hosseini, was eventually endowed a Humanitarian Award by UNHCR in 2006. I would say, this book is amazing!

It’s a story about friendship, brotherhood, love, and betrayal. Amir was the only son of a respected man in Kabul, Afghanistan. Brought up only by his father who was expecting his son to be a tough boy, Amir struggled on the fact that he couldn’t fulfill his father’s expectations. Deep inside Amir’s heart, his only wish was to win his father’s love and attention, since his father had always been disappointed by his son’s weak attitude. He grew up with Hassan, the son of the house’s janitor. Being as a servant as well as a friend, Hassan was always so loyal to Amir. But, Amir betrayed Hassan. He threw Hassan away of his life and for decades Amir was living in regret. After that, Amir and his father moved their lives away from Afghanistan because of political uncertainties. Colonialism by Russian was causing chaos that time. They moved to America and lived there. Twenty five years had passed and his dark past was aroused, opening another chance for Amir’s atonement. In a very doubt state, Amir came back to Kabul, where it all began, leaving his family and hoping to be able to settle his guiltiness once done in Afghanistan.

This book is so emotional. Hosseini’s style of narrating the story perfectly makes me reading as though I am watching a movie. Each of the roles in the story are fully described. I can capture the scenes and all the emotions Hosseini trying to convey. The book also clearly presents the culture of the characters, which mainly emphasizes on Afghan culture.

Having sold over eight million copies and translated in 42 languages apparently implies that the book is worthed and I recommend you read this book. It’s a real touching story and all the acknowledgments are true about it.