K: The Kite Runner (2022 A-Z)
Kite Runner
“You never told me …,” I say.
“What?”
“Why, that day, you took the blame on yourself. And Baba’s beating. For stealing his money.”
“You’d have broken his heart,” he says, smiling.
“But …”
He caresses the scar on his chin. A testament almost. To the days he stood by me, for me. My brother, my friend, my partner in crime. And now, he’s leaving forever.
“For you, a thousand times over,” he says, our own version of the Chinese red thread, since Kite Runner. From the overhead speakers, the airline authorities announce their final boarding call for the flight.
Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel, (and my first read of his, followed by yet another solid one – A Thousand Splendid Suns) – simple yet powerful, people-based dramas set against backdrops of political wars and coups, invasions and the subsequent events that follow – like exodus of refugees and rise of certain regimes. Another recommended book, around similar settings/contexts is the Stationery Shop of Tehran, by Iranian writer Marjan Kamali.
Yes it was indeed wonderful 😊 till the part I read . I left it midway when Hassan is attacked when he goes after the kite. I just couldn’t go beyond it . I had started feeling upset over it .Deepa perfect review on it 👏 👌 👍
I haven’t read the book though liked the movie. Nice recommendation.
This is such a beautiful book
Even “And the mountains echoed”
But A 1000 splendid suns is my definite favourite too!
Hopping in from the A-Z community,
Dream
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The narrative of the Kite Runner makes interest in to feel the importance of democracy. Thanks Deepa for sharing this book.
Another book that I haven’t read yet. I guess I will just keep coming to your blog to see what to read next!
Hope you check out my A-Z challenge posts in which I am trying to have every sentence of the story (one chapter a day) start with the letter of the day https://momandideas.com/
Finally, a book that I have read. I wouldn’t say it is my favorite as I enjoy light reads and this one was extremely heart-wrenching and emotional and kept me thinking about it for a long time, which I hate to do :D. Loved the story of yours, though.
Heart wrenching book it is.kite runner …was teary eyed….i remember in Delhi I finished thousand splendid suns and was crying…imran just came back from ofc and was clueless….such impact the book had on me……and mountains echoed – not so much ( thanks for sharing this book today – one or my heart favs)
I have not read this book yet, though its on my to-read list .