The Kite Runner

My favorite part of this book would have to be the constant reference to Hassan (Hazara servant to the narrator) from begging to end.

Hassan stood out to me the second he was introduced. His loyalty, unconditional care, and venerability toward Amir (narrator) made him an unforgettable aspect to life. A character like Hassan is once in a lifetime. And Amir knew it. Amir had to live with the fact that he would never be the character Hassan was; he wasn't loyal, he wasn't caring, and he defiantly never made himself venerable. Amir had to live with the fact that his own father showed more love to the Hazara servant than him. Amir had to live with the fact that he hated one of the best things that would happen to him. Amir lived with the agony of Hassan. His best friend.

I really hate when my favorite people in a book are killed. That's what this summer has been filled with from reading these books. All the good guys getting killed. Personally I felt such sorrow when Rahim Khan told of Hassan's death to Amir. The betrayal and wrong doings that had fallen upon Hassan brought his story together all the more.

The twists and turns that took place throughout "The Kite Runner" were unlike anything I have ever read before. Just when I thought things would get better, Amir didn't step in between Assef and Hassan, Amir framed Hassan for stealing, Amir and Baba fled to America, Baba died, Amir and Soraya couldn't have a child, Rahim Khan was dying, Hassan had been killed, Sohrab had been taken by the Taliban, Assef had Sohrab, Amir almost got killed by Assef, Sohrab couldn't be adopted, Sohrab felt life wasn't worth living anymore. Although there were tiny victories throughout, the defeats were overwhelming.

In the end, through all my disappointment, the tiny victory for Amir-Sohrab's slight smile while flying a kite-was good enough for him. All of the irony that came with Amir's life left him happy and content with himself at last.