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The Kite Runner
Aug. 6th, 2008 09:12 amThe book came out many years ago. I heard everyone say I should read it. People made it sound like it was a literary masterpiece. It became a best-seller internationally. And that's what it is - a best-seller. I liked the book - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
The book pretty much has three parts. I won't break that down because it would give away the story line, in case, there is someone still left who hasn't read it. But that's the thing. It's predictable. But I ignored that aspect. The book starts off beautifully. It was really moving and had me in tears. Like Caravans (another book based in Afghanistan), there were times I felt so disgusted, saddened, shocked that I just wanted to put it away. The author really got me engrossed in the story.
Because the book was on loan from the library and there are hoards of people wanting to read it and I was busy, I had to return the book midway. It seems all of Arlington has finished reading it and I got it back within a few days of putting it on hold (last time I waited three months!)! I am not sure if this affected the reading experience or not, but the second part of the book just lost steam. His writing style changed and it seemed the author himself lost interest in writing the story. It was good enough to hold your attention. But it turned into a Hollywood production.
Still, I would recommend people to read this book. I guess it's about expectations. We assume we will get a lot of history about the country, etc. But this is a novel. It's just backdrop is in Afghanistan and the USA. And as far as a novel goes, this was a good book.
The book pretty much has three parts. I won't break that down because it would give away the story line, in case, there is someone still left who hasn't read it. But that's the thing. It's predictable. But I ignored that aspect. The book starts off beautifully. It was really moving and had me in tears. Like Caravans (another book based in Afghanistan), there were times I felt so disgusted, saddened, shocked that I just wanted to put it away. The author really got me engrossed in the story.
Because the book was on loan from the library and there are hoards of people wanting to read it and I was busy, I had to return the book midway. It seems all of Arlington has finished reading it and I got it back within a few days of putting it on hold (last time I waited three months!)! I am not sure if this affected the reading experience or not, but the second part of the book just lost steam. His writing style changed and it seemed the author himself lost interest in writing the story. It was good enough to hold your attention. But it turned into a Hollywood production.
Still, I would recommend people to read this book. I guess it's about expectations. We assume we will get a lot of history about the country, etc. But this is a novel. It's just backdrop is in Afghanistan and the USA. And as far as a novel goes, this was a good book.
