Kabil'de monarşinin son yıllarında birlikte büyüyen iki çocuk arasındaki dostluk; vefa, arkadaşlık, çocukluk, masumiyet, sadakat, kardeşlik ve ihanet, baba-oğul gibi insanlar arasındaki ilişkiler ve bir ülkenin işgali ile yaşanan acılar, gözyaşları, vicdan azabı gibi temaların işlendiği güzel bir kitaptı"
3.5

Loved this.
Film was terrible.

“There is a way to be good again.”
I don’t think I possess the words to describe how this book made me feel. I didn’t imagine this would have such a strong impact on me. Not only is this a fabulously crafted story, but also such a touching reflection of the conditions of the war stricken countries that a lot of people are ignorant of.

I haven’t been moved to this extent by any book for a long while. Why did I even put off reading this for so long?
I’m sure this will remain one of the most unforgettable of my reading experiences.

Speechless when I'm finished this book...
Cried when read Hassan's letters to Amir
Adored what Hassan and Baba did to Amir
Excited during my journey to Kabul
Confused when I want to make a review

Hoalah....

Buku ini bikin aku nangis tengah malam, bikin aku bangun kesiangan, bikin mataku bengkak pagi-pagi, bikin gak konsen saat kerja...dan bikin aku bingung mau ngereview apa...dah menguras airmata, menguras emosi dan menguras konsentrasi...karena begitu membaca gak bisa naruh lagi bukunya....pikiran selalu ke buku ini, gak ada dalam dua hari selesai ini buku tapi mikirinnya lebih dari seminggu.
Bukan mengenai Superhero, bukan mengenai kisah cinta-cinta jaman sekarang...tapi mengenai seorang Amir yang mempunyai banyak kekurangan dan kesalahan dan harus menebusnya saat dia menemukan cintanya....ehmmm.

Dah untuk sahabat-sahabatku, hanya satu dari buku ini :
For you,a thousand times over!

"لأجلك ألف مرةٍ أُخري.."❤️

عداء الطائرة الورقية هي أول رواية للطبيب والكاتب الأمريكي من أصل أفغاني خالد حسيني.. ولما تكون أول رواية بهذا الجمال فمينفعش نتكلم كتير..

"أنا خائفة جداً لأني أشعر بسعادة غامرة..السعادة بهذا القدر مرعبة..لايتركوك سعيداً بهذا القدر إلا إذا كانوا سيأخذون شيئاً منك.."

"مخطئون فيما قالوه عن الماضي ، لقد تعلمت كيف أدفنه ، إلا أنه دائماً يجد طريق عودته.."

Wonderful!

This is one strain of the virus we call Middlebrow Literature. Issuetastic fiction that turns up-to-date, politically loaded topical material into powerful works of stating the obvious whose aim is to educate the Uninformed or Casually Interested Westerner in the ways of another culture at a time when that culture or nation is under scrutiny, or has the western gaze upon it and needs to answer for itself in an accessible and heart-tugging manner. Now and then we will accept literature from far-off nations if said books reduce complex issues to the level of sentimental manipulation and utilise a stripped-down prose style dripping with enough faux-literariness so that it reads like actual “well-crafted and deeply felt” literature, as opposed to zeitgeist-catching aleatory drivel destined to fester in second hand shops and the shelves of bedtime readers the world over, as though suggesting its owner possesses a well-deep knowledge of the human heart over the unfeeling prick with his comic books and his Vonneguts who could never possibly understand the suffering of another if he doesn’t weep copious buckets at this morally juvenile, cheesy TV-movie atrocity posing as a work of literary art.

التجلي الغامر لعظمة الأدب.

For you a thousand times over !

This book has been beautifully written and it is a heartbreaking story. It has left me emotionally devastated. How one can be so happy and in a sudden the whole life changes.

The major portion of the book takes place in Afghanistan while rest in Pakistan and America. I liked it more because I have been to all the cities mentioned in the book of Pakistan and I could relate a little better. The book gives you a great insight of the Afghani culture and a great picture of how many areas of Afghanistan were back in the days. Painting the picture of characters and surroundings is like natural to Khaled Hosseini, he is just too good at it.

Moreover I learned the true meaning of selfless Friendship.

What a powerful story. I didn't think I was going to like this book as much as I did... but I really did. I got so involved in this book that my emotions were going haywire. Not just feeling happy and sad as you do with most books, but feeling anxious and angry and dissappointed. Everything these characters felt I began to feel. That's definitely the mark of a great novel and a great writer.

One thing I think this novel really does is shed light on a situation we really don't know all that much about. It highlights a country we only see in stereotypical clips on the news, skewing our perception and making us think only of one type of world. The Kite Runner puts the world we either never saw or don't see into view. We think of Kabul and Afghanistan only as he writes it in the second half of the novel, most of us have never even thought about it in the way it's portrayed in the first half. And that's how Aghanistan was for the longest time.

I think one of the most amazing things about this novel was the friendship between Hassan and Amir. It wasn't what you would think with, "I don't care that he's in another race I'll defend my friend no matter what." It was a real friendship against the odds. He didn't make it cute or fake, Hosseini made it raw and how it would really be in the world where a certain race is persecuted.

The characters are also all well-developed and three demensional. Never once did I see a character that was just there to further the story along and then left, without a background or history to them. Every single character gracing that page had a soul and had a past.

As usual there's so much more I want to say about this book, but for something this good you'll just have to read it yourself. Trust me, it may sound like something you really don't think you'd care for, but you'll be surprised how much Hosseini's writing and characters pull you in. Soon you'll find yourself very grateful you listened to me and picked up this book. Seriously, this book is worth your time.

The Kite Runner is the kind of book that leaves you a changed person. You’ll finish reading feeling dazed, accompanied by a faint fuzzy warmth in your heart—side effect of the grief and betrayal finally ending in resolve.

n  n    “For you, a thousand times over”n  n

It’s hard to believe that this journey of a novel was Hosseini’s debut, especially considering the impact it’s had on millions of readers across the globe. The friendship and hardship between two Afghan boys has completely altered my perception of the world.

For the few who aren’t already aware, The Kite Runner is by no means a light book. It’s centred around a childhood traumatic event that leaves the protagonist haunted for years. And for those who have read the book, oh boy, that scene made me cry harder than I have in a long while. This was an emotional rollercoaster, to put it very lightly.

Hosseini does an exceptional job illustrating the complicated relationships between his characters; within pages, I was already able to feel the years of history between Amir and Hassan, Baba and Ali. There came a point where I could hardly conclude that I wasn’t reading a memoir, the characters felt so true, their emotions so real, and I loved every bit of it. This what people call masterful storytelling.

Trigger warnings: rape, graphic violence, child molestation, attempted suicide.

My Therapist is going to have a field day with me this week

Distraught doesn't even come close to how I am feeling right now.

The Kite Runner is following the narrative of Amir a wealthy boy in Afghanistan and his relationship with his servants son Hassan. After a Kite Tournament, a tragedy ensues and the lives of both boys changes forever.

After reading A Thousand Splendid Suns, i was already introduced to this author and the way his writing will suck you in and literally spit you out!
This book was no different, but the trauma from reading this was hitting me left right and centre and for someone who can handle most, i truly couldn't with this book and had to take MULTIPLE breaks.
There's not enough adjectives to describe how this book impacted me but I promise you when you read this one whether you like it or hate, you surely WONT forget it.

⋆｡°✩Characters⋆｡°✩

Amir- The fact I had to read this book through the narrative of Amir will never sit right with me! I know he goes through his penance/ redemption arc but frankly i don't give a damn. The self entitled attitude from young Amir IRKED the hell out of me. I know his relationship with his dad was not to his liking but his behaviour and actions will never justify his choices personally for me.
Although happy with his choices in the end. I'm not quite ready to forgive and forget.

Hassan- There are genuinely people like Hassan in this world and it breaks my heart when you see them so subservient to others who just don't deserve it. From the little we got from him his heart was sooo pure and good and i just wish we had more from him or his own POV.

Baba/ Rahim Khan- So disappointed and disgraced with their choices! More so Baba than Rahim. I wish Rahim had said something sooner and not when all was lost!

Sohrab- omggggg writing this trying not to cry! Sohrab is the most bravest boy and i want nothing but the best for this fictional boy! He replaced the absence of Hassan for me but broke my heart the most because it felt like he was reliving and going through the same unfortunate traumatizing circumstances like his dad.

This is definitely one of those books that has altered my brain chemistry and will sit on my traumatised reads of all time shelf. Although i am deeply affected by this novel, I would highly urge everyone to read it once. And once is more than enough.

n  “For you, a thousand times over”

“People say that eyes are windows to the soul.”

“In the end, the world always wins. That's just the way of things.”

“Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.”

“One time, when I was very little, I climbed a tree and ate these green, sour apples. My stomach swelled and became hard like a drum, it hurt a lot. Mother said that if I'd just waited for the apples to ripen, I wouldn't have become sick. So now, whenever I really want something, I try to remember what she said about the apples.”n




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⋆｡°✩Pre Review ⋆｡°✩
Ok after a Thousand Splendid Suns, I think I am now ready for my heart to be ripped out again with this one!
*inhale…exhale* … let’s go!