One of the great things about mid-summer heat waves...is the need to be locked up in the one room of our apartment that has air conditioning and catch up on my reading. Anyone that knows me knows that I absolutely adore books and would read every minute of the day if I had my choice (and if it didn't make me so sleepy!!). Last night, with the temperature sorrowing to 47 degrees celcius, provided the perfect opportunity to bury myself in my latest novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, recommended to me by Monica and her book club. I ended up getting the book for my birthday and only just started it about ten days ago. From the very first chapter, I was hooked. It was a very easy read and has a fabulous way of flowing from one chapter to the next.
In a nutshell, the book is about whether or not we can really make up for the sins of our past and how the split second decisions that we make can change the course of our lives. It's fascinating. What is also great about the book is that the majority of it takes place in Afghanistan from the 60s up until present day. The political changes occuring in the country seem to be running a parallel course to the changes are happening in the characters.
I will note though that as phenomenal as I thought the book was (and the last hundred pages took me on an emotional rollercoaster), it's not a book that I think I could read again. Much like A Million Little Pieces or White Oleander, the heartbreak and harshness of it's reality is a bit more than I would be able to handle again. It was a page turner that kept me hooked until the very end, and then left me in shock and contemplation for hours after I was finished. However, it's inspirational side overides all of the cruelty that it brings to the surface.
Definitely a must read!
In a nutshell, the book is about whether or not we can really make up for the sins of our past and how the split second decisions that we make can change the course of our lives. It's fascinating. What is also great about the book is that the majority of it takes place in Afghanistan from the 60s up until present day. The political changes occuring in the country seem to be running a parallel course to the changes are happening in the characters.
I will note though that as phenomenal as I thought the book was (and the last hundred pages took me on an emotional rollercoaster), it's not a book that I think I could read again. Much like A Million Little Pieces or White Oleander, the heartbreak and harshness of it's reality is a bit more than I would be able to handle again. It was a page turner that kept me hooked until the very end, and then left me in shock and contemplation for hours after I was finished. However, it's inspirational side overides all of the cruelty that it brings to the surface.
Definitely a must read!
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