Khaled Hosseini: The Kite Runner

I have wanted to read this book for a very long time. I started listening to it in my car on my daily commute (45+ minutes to school each way), and am really glad I did. I would not have even come close to pronouncing the very Afghan words/names used.

I hated the narrator throughout the entire text, which, I guess is a good thing that the book was able to solicit emotion from me at all. There is an element of redemption in the end, but it is a very sad book.

I am glad I read this, but I feel more ignorant because of my lack of knowledge pertaining to global issues--this book made me look up information on the Hazara people and the Taliban faction that massacred them.

All and all, while I didn't totally love it, I am glad I read it--different story, different culture, and pretty darn good writing.

I would recommend listening to at least a few chapters just to hear the pronunciation of words and lilt and subtle nuances in this type of dialect.