Blog #3

The Kite Runner was a beautiful tale of tragedy, happiness, and history. Amir, the main character throughout the story, struggles with courage and acceptance. He strives to be the perfect son, but is nothing like what his father wants. As he grows up in Afghanistan during the rise of the Taliban, he learns about trust and family, and always standing up for what you believe in. When the Taliban gains control of Afghanistan, Amir and his father leave the place they've always called home and the people they've always known to start a new life in the US. When Amir is an adult, he travels back to Afghanistan and learns things he never knew about his past, and the life he was leading. The whole story kept me wanting more, with its wonderfully depressing plot, and to-the-point sentences. The Kite Runner was a wonderful book full of surprise and suspense.