Advantages: A must read! Disadvantages: Not for kids due to some content
The Kite Runner
One of the best books I have read all year and a truly wonderful story. The Kite Runner is a 2003 book written by Khaled Hosseini and was his debut novel.
It tells the story of a young boy called Amir. He is growing up in 1970's Afghanistan and faces many trials and tribulations. At first he lives a fairly great looking life on the surface of it. His father is well off and they live in a big pink house away from all the run down houses in the village. He has a great friend, one he can really rely on and trust, Hassan. Hassan and his father are actually servants for Amir and his father and although they have a great bond, Amir often feels embarrassed by Hassan and that embarrassment leads to shame when he questions his actions.
Amir's father is very cold and shut off and he is always desperately trying to win ...
Advantages: 3* Hotel in a 5* location Disadvantages: Noisy rooms.
helped myself and left.
When I first arrived at the Obelisk, it was a Saturday afternoon and the whole reception area was undergoing major renovation work. The banging and knocking down of walls did actually stop at 7pm and didn't start until 1100 Sunday morning.
The en-suite bathroom had a shower, and it was all very clean and comfortable, with a good strong supply of hot water.
I had read elsewhere that the walls are thin and the noise from adjoining rooms is very distinct. I found that to be true, the lady in the room next to me was having a phone converation from 6.30pm until I went out at 8pm - if I had spoken Turkish, I could have picked up every word.
Nevertheless for the price, and the location I would happily stay there again - it was just so convenient..
Having arrived in Istanbul by car (the worst car journey I ...
Advantages: Absorbing tale, characters unfold during the novel, Disadvantages: Harrowing at times
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is an absorbing tale of life in Afghanistan. It tells the tale of Amir a young boy from a fairly wealthy family in Afghanistan. This is Afghanistan in the 1970?s before the Taliban and before the Soviet invasion. Amir lives in a nice house with his father (his mother died shortly after childbirth) and in the grounds of the house lives his fathers servant Ali with his son Hassan.
Hassan is the kite-runner of the story but I will explain what that means later. Ali and Hassan come from the lower caste Hazaras and Amir although happy to play with the illiterate Hassan when he needs a friend at other times ignores him or makes fun of his inability to read or write. Throughout the story Hassan always remains the loyal friend and it is this loyalty that the story is about.
Amir wants to win ...
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