Solidness. That’s the word that could tell something about what I felt about the book throughout the wonderful read. Each and every line seemed to have some substance in it. Some weight, some magical heaviness about it that made a strong impact on you. With my limited vocabulary, this is all I can do to put into words what I felt about the style of Khaled Hosseini. Not a single page looked wasteful. I have got a similar feeling when I read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

even though the central theme is the pain of guilt, the book also makes a vivid portrayal of the intricacies of parent-child relationship, the puzzle of friendship, the ugliness of class and caste divisions, the sweetness of romance, the nightmare of terrorism and the struggles of expatriate life.

As the book was moving towards the end, I was afraid if the scenes were turning too dramatic. But no, it was not. The ending was simply superb. The final couple of pages was sheer beauty, and at the end was the culmination point where all the poetry in the book got accumulated so thickly, liberating the reader into the vast and wonderful sky of love..

Glad that I read this book : )

this book is going to travel on a bookring. so far the participants are:

* deepdowne saudi arabia ... ship int'l
* cathepsut egypt(cairo) ... ship int'l
* kihli greece(thessaloniki) ... ship in europe
* Eilan86 italy(milan) ... ship in europe <--the book is here
* LeishaCamden norway(oslo) ... ship int'l
* braemar u.k.(scotland) ... ship int'l
* harry-sougin u.k.(leicester) ... ship anywhere
* brewster13 canada(alberta) ... ship u.s./canada; int'l by surface mail
* sweetybeans u.s.a.(oregon) ... prefer shipping in u.s. if possible
* jaenelle u.s.a.(kansas) ... ship u.s./canada
* chocolatefishy u.s.a.(north carolina) ... ship in u.s.,int'l if needed
* Red-Ram u.s.a.(alabama) ... ship as needed




(the above order may change if a new person joins)


there are no particular rules. common sense is the best rule;) (if in doubt, pls. pm me). and above all, enjoy the book.
(to send the book to the next person, please use whichever mailing system that is convenient to you.)

(this ring will remain open until the last person is done with the book. so, anyone interested , pls. pm me and i shall try to accommodate you.)

the book is already on its way to cathepsut. enjoy!

Received today, will get to it as soon as I finish my current book...

Amazon.co.uk Review and back cover of the book:
"Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him - for he always helps Amir - but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir still feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption. .
The first Afghan novel to be written in English, The Kite Runner begins in the final days of King Zahir Shah's 40-year reign and traces the country's fall from a secluded oasis to a tank-strewn battlefield controlled by the Russians and then the trigger-happy Taliban."

Do not read the review on Amazon, it gives too much away of the storyline.

A beautiful book! Just the ending gets a bit too frantic for its own good, I don't think it quite fits with the rest of the book. But still, well worth reading and a lot more gripping than I expected.
The beginning is a fairly typical coming of age story and just when it all slowed down and I started to loose interest, something unexpected happened and we were off again to a new development in the storyline. That happened several times.
The beginning of the story is definitely the most poetic part, but I also loved the part with the weekly market and Amir meeting Soraya. When Amir eventually goes back to Kabul, what happens is not a great surprise, I predicted it almost down to the details, but it still kept me up until 3am this morning. I just had to finish the last 100 or so pages in one sitting.
Very good! Oh, just in case you are wondering, I was crying on page 299....

Off to Greece, enjoy!

it just arrived,thank you very much! I'll try to read it as soon as possible!

definitely one of the best books I've read in quite some time. I started reading it and I just couldn't stop it. I think it has a bit of everything...absolutely a must. Thank you for letting me share the feelings! off to the next participant as soon as I have the address.

RELEASE NOTES:

going to Eilan86,I hope she enjoys the book as much as I did!

It's here with me. Gonna read soon.

The book is a good read but I don't have a lot of time to read it right now and the list is long so I don't want to keep it long. I'm going to PM for the next in line's address soon and I'll buy a copy in Italian for me.