Finally, I managed to finish reading the The Kite Runner novel last night. I remember the first time I laid my hands on this book. I bought it, just to kill my time - while i was waiting for my flight, back to Amsterdam. The author was an unknown name (for me) and it was his first novel (i guess so). In my thought, there was a high chance of me abandoning the book after touchdown. But, I was wrong!
The Kite Runner is the story of two boys - Amir (a Pashtun) and Hassan (a Hazara). The main character in this story is Amir, a son of a filthy rich merchant and enjoyed a high class life. Despite of this, most of his fate has deeply entertwined with Hassan - the son of his family’s servant and closest-so called friend. In a cruel twist of fate, Amir witnessed a cruel crime committed against Hassan, but he, too coward, to protect Hassan. That choice haunts him a lifetime, and shapes his life - forever.
The Kite Runner, by Khaled HoesseiniThis book comes with an array of complex characters and situations that will make you think hard about friendship, betrayal, and redemption. Truly, I was virtually sympathized with Amir, and felt angry with him at many different societal facets. Similarly, to Hassan and his father, and projection of their life (and how it ends) has swayed me a little, to think how lucky we are, at least. One of the things that continued to strike me throughout the story was, how I personally wanted to scream some sense into Amir to do the right thing :-) .... (well cannot help it!)..
By the way, words of caution, the violence in the book is sometimes painful to read, and also a bit heartbreaking. I have not watched the movie yet, but will do. In a nutshell, this book is centrally depicts love, friendship, history, ultimate betrayal and subsequent redemption. I am hoping that the movie would do justice to Hosseini’s masterpiece. If you are looking for a nice novel to dive into, this book is a must. Well, a good book to be enjoyed by anyone who has wanted a chance to make things right again
Pakcik said: "The past is always there, but the most important is - there is a way to be good again, if your past did twist yours"
22 comments:
hej! azizi...aaarrrggghhhh...what a spoiler...;-)
danial --> time and tide waits for no man...... either you read it first, or read my review first. :-)
pakcik.. i need your help.
i need your advice on tips and tricks. i'll b travel from london central to paris to amsterdam and back to london. 7 to 12 december. Cukup tak? so u sajes cam ner? i try to avoid plane. so much hassle. browse the web and i think i should take train n bus. can contact me via email arep_81 at yahoo dot co dot uk. u may delete this comment ...
hahaha..lucky thing i have read this book..it's a good story bout friendship..and now? i'm looking forward to finish up sophie kinsella series :)
have a great weekend pokcik :)
mcm best je buku ni.
thanks for the birthday wish azizi...
arep --> have fun then!
inah --> yup, you too. enjoy finishing up things! ;-) have fun.
cheda --> bukan mcm lagi, mmg best ;-)
eq --> you're welcome. a good birthday is one of things in life that we should cherish. :-)
which one you like better: kite runner or 1000 splendid suns? should have bought it at home, it's so ex here!
pakcik.. i think i go for flight..
Amsterdam to London.. which airlines u sajes? Paling murah €70. ok ke?
arep - easyjet seems to be okay. but sometimes people opt for ryanair and BMI @ baby something.
cam menarik je kisahnya... kena carik nih nanti... hehehe...
sabar bro!tak yah jerit,ni kan cerita novel jer...but,think back,mesti plot cerita ni darm good kan?nak cariklah!(kat library,kalau ada...)
zampeada --> mmg menarik. sesuai utk bacaan ringan dan mengisi masa yg kdg2 terlapang.
rerama-salju --> ha ha ha ... kalau malas nak bc, boleh tgk movie aja. simplified. tp biasanya movie version tak sehebat novel. :-)
Hi zizi... abg bear dah lama nak carik video ni.. katanya sedap sangat ceritanya... novel tak tahu lagi lah kalau dapat leh baca... ada ker viceo dia kat sana?? kat malaysia ada tak?
by the way Abg Bear dah kembali ke blogspot yer... sila update dan pindah ke sana...
http://www.beruangmadu55.blogspot.com
thanks
abg bear --> hi abg bear. sini ada jual dvd, tp agak mahal juga.wayang hari tu tak berkesempatan tgk. dlm internet ada
http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/
the_kite_runner/
tp kat malaysia boleh dicapai ke laman web ni ye?
Ada lagi ke sahabat "sejati" di dunia hari ni?
Rasa tertarik nak baca novel ni..
mazdaud--> there is. masih ada. kalau semua org boleh jd sahabat sejati pada org lain. :-)
kak ja --> heh..heh..heh jgn rasa aja kak ja, kena baca. :-)
i heard once about this movie..tapi novel tak taw plak ada..
for me i prefer baca novel,lagi dekat penghayatannya berbanding filem..because kita baca dengan suara hati..
hidney --> hi, yup - btw, it is indeed khaled's 1st book, - before the 2nd one, a thousand splendid suns. :-) * just finished that as well
axim --> i do agree with you.
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