the kite runner
khaled housseini
i've been wanting to get my hands on this book for a while now after reading the first couple of chapters (at chapters, haha) last summer. even though it took me a while to chase the book down, i'm glad i eventually found and finished it. finally.
the story is set in kabul, then later in the states, and basically centres around the relationships between people (namely two childhood friends and a father and son), with other more peripheral relationships coming into focus every once in a while. some parts touched on some pretty hefty stuff, but the book was well-written in that it never felt too "heavy" at any given point although i did tear up a couple of times.
since a lot of the story takes place in afghanistan, hosseini also includes details about life in the country before and after the russian revolution. it was pretty eye-opening since i know pretty much nothing about afghanistan other than the bits and pieces i read/hear in the news every once in a while.
overall, i thought it was a great read - i definitely recommend it!
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