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The Kite Runner
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The Kite Runner
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This book is in a Controlled Release!
15 journalers for this copy...
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Journal Entry 4 by
This book arrived in Waldorf, Maryland today!I have heard a lot about this book and I believe that it is going to be (or is already) a movie. Since it gets a lot of hype and is popular I wanted to get it and read it so that I could discuss it with others. I might not get to this one for a week or so but when I do I will PM the next person in line so that we can keep this book moving right along. |
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I finally managed to get through this book. It took me a lot longer than I expected to get through it. The book has some very complex issues presented in it and I know that my comments here will not do it justice.I was a little bit surprised at the length of time that elapses in the book from 1975 to nearly present day a lot happens in the boy's lifetime as he grows into a man. I wanted to get to the end of this book to find out how it plays out but I found it a bit tedious at times as we struggled through so many years and a lot of background type stuff as the boy grew into a man. I can see what purpose in the story that some of the events played but I also think that this book could easily be abridged without losing much if any of the end meaning. I think that by the time I got to the end of the book and Amir's return to Afghanistan that I was so tired of the book that I couldn't truly focus ont he author's intent. I am glad that I read this book so that if I do ever happen to see the movie I will better understand what is going on. And it is always good to have a few popular or Book Club type books read so that you can discuss them with others. However, I don't think that I would make a point of recommending this book to others. It isn't that I didn't like the book, it just doesn't fit into the type of reading that I generally seek out. I will be passing this along to the next person on the bookring as soon as I can get to the post office. I already have an address for Goddess-of-Fire. |
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I read and released this book as part of the 2008 Keep Them Moving Release Challenge from the Release Challenges forum. |
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This book is officially in the hands of the post office now and is slowly sailing via the slow boat of media mail to Goddess-of-Fire in Missouri!
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This extremely moving story of friendship, love, betrayal, and redemption will haunt me for a long time, I am sure. I *loved* this book and I now feel that I have something of an understanding of Afghanistan and its people for the first time.Parts of The Kite Runner were quite difficult to read, and almost more so because the events were relayed in matter-of-fact, unadorned prose. Then, occasionally, a bit of poetry: "...I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night." I felt the length of the story was appropriate (and necessary), showing us how Amir changed as a person after what he had done, and also giving a more complete picture of who Baba was. (As in life, the perspective of childhood is quite different than that of the same child grown into an adult.) I did not think the story lagged at all, at any point, and I very much appreciate the backdrop of the changes wrought in Afghanistan by first the Russians and then the Taliban coming into power there. Mostly, though, I wept for Hassan and his "life of unrequited loyalty (which drifted) from him like the windblown kites he used to chase." His son broke my heart, also. Thank you SO much for sharing this book, SqueakyChu. I will most certainly be reading other works by this author. (I am amazed that The Kite Runner is Hosseini's first novel!) I'll be mailing this on to themarina as soon as I have an address. I will also be looking for a copy to add to my permanent collection. |
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Released 2 yrs ago (12/4/2009 UTC) at Lisboa - City, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
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Released 2 yrs ago (1/4/2010 UTC) at St. Austell, Cornwall United Kingdom CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
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Released 2 yrs ago (3/8/2010 UTC) at Ealing, Greater London United Kingdom CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
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