Been wanting to put this up for long. I finished reading this book by Khaled Hosseini about 2 weeks back and it has claimed a position in my list of personal favorites.
A well-written book on human relationships set against the Afghan war. The main story revolves around two boys, Amir and Haasan, who belong to different strata of society but beyond all that, they share several common bonds. The story traces the relationship shared by the two boys and how their contrasting personalities results in several testing situations. A very touching story with a powerful narrative.
After reading this book, I am eager to read his next book, 'A thousand splendid suns'.I hope it lives upto my expectations.
7 comments:
Srividya,
Another blog friend of mine,Karthik also wrote a review on the same book some time back and he shared the same views!
I havent read books for sometime. Since you seem to be a reader,try this book when you have time, BLINK by Malcom Gladwell. It is not a novel or story but it is an interesting one
Sure, will read the book.Thanks for recommending it.
I see.
@Sundar,
Waah!!What a comment;)
Sundar, man of action. :D
It was interesting, and I liked it very much and have recommended it to everyone I know.
However, near the end it made me think he was being paid by the word, he was stretching the story and becoming rather melodramatic.
You thought so too?Especially, Amir's journey back to Afghanistan and Haasan's life in the United States-too protracted.
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