Tuesday, August 9, 2011

#9 Alex Award-Adult Book YA



ANNOTATION:
The book Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a story about love, guilt, truth, and redemption. The story is about two boys growing up together in pre-Soviet Afghanistan until one betrays the other, after which he journeys through youth and adulthood, and war and peace, with guilt and shame. The review addresses the summary, theme, world view, and symbolism in the story.
 Recommendation:

Khaled Hosseini has produced a beautifully written story about the life of one Afghani boy's struggle from riches to rags and finding the truth about people in general. The story is about two boys growing up in pre- Soviet and Taliban Afghanistan. Amir is a Sunni or the privileged class; Hassan is Shi'a, which is the lowest minority. Even still the two boys grow up together as brothers. Until one horrible incident changes everything. The Kite Runner is a story about love, guilt, truth, and redemption. Amir grows up as the only son of a wealthy man in Kabul where life is rich and full of possibilities prior to the Soviet invasion. This is a wonderful book that would bring tears to your eyes. It is a book you cannot put down and I think that it is a great read for teens as well as an adult. 

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