Kite Runner

Today I'm going away from my usual blogging style and I'm going to tell you about a book i read a few years ago and is still in my mind. The book's name is The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini. The book was later turned into a movie.  The kite runner is a story about two childhood friends Hassan and Amir who lives in Kabul, Afganistan. The two friend's days are spent picking juicy Pomegranates, munching dried mulberries and walnuts and running across street markets in the suburbs of Kabul during time prior to war.

Evil strikes on the most important day of their lives, tearing them apart and leaving behind an emptiness, a guilt that will haunt Amir for life. Taking the easy way out Amir lives a life full of regret. Amir leaves Kabul to have a better life and lives in California until the death of his father and return back looking for his loyal friend. But finds out that he has passed away leaving his only child behind.

Amir trying to right his wrongs adapt this lost child and return back to California. The Kite Runner is not only a heart warming story of love, friendship and 'blood', but also a reflection of the ways of the people of Afganistan and the dark and bitter history of their nation.