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A review by rayarriz
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5.0
Sometimes things happen so fast you have no time to react. Sometimes all we're left with is regret as a terrible reminder. Amir is plagued by inaction. He witnesses something terrible happening to his friend, and does nothing but watch. In a way, he denies it.
War comes, and Amir and his father flee Afghanistan to seek refuge in the States. But Amir is haunted by that night of the kite tournament.
Sins are like shadows: dark, and trailing us wherever we go.
So Amir seeks redemption.
Betrayal is the flipside of loyalty, which is the second chief component of friendship after honesty. By not defending Hassan, Amir ends their friendship. His own guilt forces him away from Hassan, even though his friend - through all his pain, is forgiving.
Touching story of love and forgiveness, of family and friends. (Heartbreaking, moving, and poignant have been used too often to describe stories such as these. Clichéd for the reviewer. I wouldn't have used 'touching' but I don't have my thesaurus on hand!)
Worth a read by everyone.
War comes, and Amir and his father flee Afghanistan to seek refuge in the States. But Amir is haunted by that night of the kite tournament.
Sins are like shadows: dark, and trailing us wherever we go.
So Amir seeks redemption.
Betrayal is the flipside of loyalty, which is the second chief component of friendship after honesty. By not defending Hassan, Amir ends their friendship. His own guilt forces him away from Hassan, even though his friend - through all his pain, is forgiving.
Touching story of love and forgiveness, of family and friends. (Heartbreaking, moving, and poignant have been used too often to describe stories such as these. Clichéd for the reviewer. I wouldn't have used 'touching' but I don't have my thesaurus on hand!)
Worth a read by everyone.