BOOK REVIEW: Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Another one of favourites.
A deeply emotional and powerful story about friendship, guilt, redemption, and the impact of personal and political betrayals.
It follows the life of Amir, a privileged Pashtun boy, and his relationship with Hassan, the son of his father’s Hazara servant.
Amir is a complex, often flawed and morally ambiguous character, heavily influenced by his crave for validation from his father.
Whereas Hassan is an unforgettable figure of innocence and devotion. Loyal to a fault. He is often idealised, low key valued and validated by Amir’s father for a hidden reason that Amir never understood.
Baba, Amir’s father is somewhat the centre of the internal emotional conflict for Amir in his journey from betrayal to atonement as well as his view and treatment to Hassan.
It is a story of redemption. It is heart-wrenching and relatable, underlining themes of guilt, loyalty, and the long shadow of childhood decisions.
Set against the backdrop of Afghanistan’s turbulent history – from the fall of the monarchy to the rise of the Taliban.
It also displays the ethnic tensions between Pashtuns and Hazaras, class inequality, and the trauma of social and political depth as the background.
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