Monday, August 27, 2007
the kite runner - khaled hosseini
rating:✭✭✭✭☆
im finish with the book ' the kite runner', and ive got to say, it was pretty good. fine, i didnt pick this book out of my own accord but hey nice try i read it, better than not. anyway, its for some english project and that reminds me, i need to look for someone to clarify something. anyway, coming back to the book, my groups theme is on afgan culture and traditions, which stress on pride and family honour. honestly, i think doing the theme of betrayal would be alot easier. so heres what i think of the book. it was straight forward in the chracters speech. i mean its the first book ive actually read with words like ' fuck and bastards' and all yes, it was entertaining. so it all started with the betrayal of an ever so loyal friend/ servant. well, amir never did admit that hassan was his friend. of course, thats human nature. so do anything to get what they want even in the extent of betraying thier own friends and family. i think it really touched me when i read " for you, a thousand times over". and the poor boy hassan got raped by aother bully, assef/ frankly speaking from the view of a reader, what would a 13 yr old boy want to rape a 11 yr old boy? i mean what ever hassan has assef definately has. sheesh. nearing the ending of the book where amir finds out he was actually hassans half brother, he goes on a search for his half nephew. and while on the search for him, he witness adulterous pair getting stoned to death and he dared say that their God said that ' every sinner must be punish in a manner befitting his sin!' and i thought to myself yes, so wasnt that what judgement day was for? for God to judge you and to punish you accordingly? what right was there for the man shouting there what their punishment would be? will i just thought that it was a little over board. chill, its just a book. going back to the book, i was thinking, how could he even live for another 20 odd yrs after betraying his half brother for his fathers affection.
anyways, i just came across some weird persons blog. no idea who that person is but i thought that some of the questions or comments that was typed out was pretty stupid. haha. like the answers are pretty stupid to even be asked. wahliao, some people really one kind one la. and and and guess what? i told laoshi that if i passed my chinese, she'd have to give me something and she said' pass only ah?' and i said' of course laoshi ! passing to me is a miralce okay !' haha.
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