The other night I stayed up to 3:30 in the morning to finish The Kite Runner. It had been such a long time since I've lost myself in a book that I welcomed the sleepless night. Khaled Hosseini is an engaging storyteller. And I was in awe with how he told this heartbreaking story in such an effortless voice that sometimes made me wonder if I was reading the uncensored journal of the narrator. There were parts I found myself crying, disappointed and so heartbroken by the main character and narrator, Amir's, actions, and yet, I couldn't help but want to understand and root for him because Hosseini did such a great job pulling me into Amir's world, his thoughts, his desires, his pain and the haunting guilt that smeared his heart.
As a writer, it's what I aspire to achieve. To tell a story in such a way that makes a reader forget he or she is reading someone else's story.
I won't give you a summary of the book. If you read it, you already know what it's about. And if you haven't, I can only say that it's worth reading. Because it's definitely a book that will leave you thinking about the small decisions that can change the course of a life, and how those small decisions are usually moved by fear or love or both.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
