Two Kites and Two Kabuls
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Two Kites and Two Kabuls
A book review of The Kite Runner by David Drury
We oversimplify nations and generalize races. Our sadly simple news and generalized views of the Muslim world are a great example. Khaled Hosseini’s remarkable novel about a young boy in
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I, too, was fascinated by this book. So much depth and emotion wrapped up into the lives and culture of these two boys. It amazes me how this story takes place so far away, yet can feel so close to home for so many people.
"The story is one of parallel lines that somehow cross with engaging but often tragic consequences." I loved this word picture...beautifully said!
I read the book quite a while ago and it really has stuck with me. I had a prof who used to say something along the lines of "Learning is not what I can get you to remember, but rather what you cannot forget." and this book seems to fall into that category. It was a good story, well told, and very interesting setting for those of us less familiar with that culture. Well worth the price of the book.
Jess - Thanks for writing, Jess... and thanks for the feedback. I hope all is well in the Quad Cities.
Tricia - Good to hear your take too. I don't think we've met (seeing as you're in Atlanta) but thanks for stopping in.
-DD
A very thoughtful review. I wept with the scenes of silent forgiveness by Hassann and then the long and painful self-forgiveness of Amir. These are great Christian themes. On another note the familiy's experience in the US gives insight on the loss of selfhood immigrants experience.
Great thoughts. I hadn't thought of the "loss of selfhood" theme. Yes... that's a great way of putting it.
And it was painful to see them grasping at straws to retain some semblance of that identity here.
I've never had to do that (and few Americans do... even those of us that move to other countries nearly always could move back here.)
I bet this book was helpful in the work you do as well, Jo Anne.
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Thanks for the review. It has inspired to me read the book. I'll have to let you know how it turns out for me.
Blessings.
In response to David's comment that we "oversimplify nations and generalize views" and that The Kite Runner helps us to see beyond these.I'm grateful that the author has brought this awareness to us in such a wonderful book. But I can't ovelook that The Kite Runner's young Hitlerite half German bully sodomist Nazi charachter is too obvious a stereotype.Am I the only one who thinks so?
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