Sunday, January 16, 2005
The Kite Runner
Maybe you westcoasters have already read this book I noticed it was reviewed by mostly California papers. I just finished it and It had my undivided attention from start to finish. I tend to read things that have a more upbeat theme or at least the possibility of some happy outcome but I broke tendencies with this littlle tear jerker.It was a great story and very well written even though it was a sad and depressing story. It takes place mostly in post 1950 Afganistan and really brings you into a world and a culture I knew existed but didn't give much thought to. The caracters are so well developed and the story so realistic as they plow thru their lives you can't help but want to know what happens next. Probably not a story for evryone but if you buy it include a box of tissue with your purchase youll need it.
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I did read that, and I recommended it to Mom at one point. I also liked it a lot. Dara is also not a fan of any tear-jerking in books. I wouldn't say I look for depressing stories (and this one has enough uplifting stuff in it to where it doesn't qualify), but I would say I'm more a fan of realistic stuff. I just recommended one to Mom that she says both she and Dad read and enjoyed: Gilgamesh:
A Novel -- by Joan London. It is a story of two Australian girls living way out in the outback around WWII. They're visited by their cousin and his friend, which kicks off a romance between the friend and one of the girls. Eventually, she leaves in search of him, off to England and then to Armenia (he was Armenian). Very well written, great characters, new experiences and places. Highly recommended.
And on the non-fiction front, a book that prompted me to read the Kite Runner was Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History -- by George Crile. This is the story of how a congressman and some relatively renegade CIA types funded and got weapons to the Afghan mujahadin to fight the Soviets back during the Reagan years. It's a pretty amazing story and reads like a novel.
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