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Just finished reading The Kite Runner
Holy shit. I knew this story was going to be sad, but I don't think I actually understood how much I would be effected emotionally by finishing it. When I got to the last page and read Amir telling Sohrab "for you, a thousand times over", I damn near cried. Poor Hassan. Out of all the fascinating characters in this book, he stuck out to me the most. I almost never get this upset over characters, but I found myself genuinely miserable over him and the circumstances of his life. He deserved so much better.
On a more critical standpoint, though, I couldn't help but feel like the portrayal of the US was a little over glorified in this book. A lot of the current hardships in Afghanistan are directly caused by the US, so I was a little surprised by the lack of any mention of this. I also felt like Amir got off way too easy for the shit that he did or didn't do, though I understand that was supposed to be the point of his character. I barely liked him for most of the book, but his behavior was realistic and well written so I'll give him that.
One part of The Kite Runner I really appreciated was how, even though they were dead, you could feel Hassan and Baba's presence in the second half of the book. Their memories echo in Amir whether he knows it or not and I thought it was extremely well done.
#entertainment
Holy shit. I knew this story was going to be sad, but I don't think I actually understood how much I would be effected emotionally by finishing it. When I got to the last page and read Amir telling Sohrab "for you, a thousand times over", I damn near cried. Poor Hassan. Out of all the fascinating characters in this book, he stuck out to me the most. I almost never get this upset over characters, but I found myself genuinely miserable over him and the circumstances of his life. He deserved so much better.
On a more critical standpoint, though, I couldn't help but feel like the portrayal of the US was a little over glorified in this book. A lot of the current hardships in Afghanistan are directly caused by the US, so I was a little surprised by the lack of any mention of this. I also felt like Amir got off way too easy for the shit that he did or didn't do, though I understand that was supposed to be the point of his character. I barely liked him for most of the book, but his behavior was realistic and well written so I'll give him that.
One part of The Kite Runner I really appreciated was how, even though they were dead, you could feel Hassan and Baba's presence in the second half of the book. Their memories echo in Amir whether he knows it or not and I thought it was extremely well done.
#entertainment
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