The Kite Runner

I might be a little late to jump on the bandwagon on this one. This book was published in 2003 and then the movie was released in 2007. I just got around to reading it over the last week. People around the world seem to love the book and the movie as well, and I am wondering just how I missed the hype around all this.


The book is amazing, heartbreaking to say the least. You'd often find yourself dazed out after reading, pondering of the characters and events that unfold. It tells you the story of friendship, love, betrayal, religion, patriotism, courage, redemption and ways to be good again, if that is achievable in today's world. Your heart aches at every twist and turn of the story, simply because of the irony that comes along with it. And for softy I am, the last two chapters required a tissue by my side.

Do give this book ago, if you haven't that is. I have to go hunting for the DVD. -_-

The Kite Runner is written by Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan born writer now living in the US.