"The Kite Runner" - Khaled Hosseini
Just finished this book which was rather touching and well written ..left a marked impression on my day..Set across two continents - the story is about two brothers, two friends , of love, betrayal and depicts in the words of the author - Afganistan across 3 decades. The book sort of redefined courage yet again and made me question integrity. How often do we as humans have the courage to face the truth, stand up for our beliefs and fight for fairness in the framework of our morals. Often it is easy to be honest and do things which are outside of our moral framework...and somehow feel good about the fact that atleast one was honest. Anyways on one end one has liberation and on the other end a restraining urge steered by what we call morals , beliefs and faith.
The book had a very touching storyline and was nicely narrated. The relationship between Amir and Hassan was beautifully described ..However what probably diluted the effect was the ending which stretched a little and ended up being rather "filmy". A good read,for it made my Sunday pass rather pensively - keeping in line with my blog identity:)
Some more recommendations are:
- Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
- Maximum City - Suketu Mehta
- Ladies Coupe - Anita Nair
6 comments:
Aaailaa..blogging-slumber time is reduced :p Hey, is it bcoz India won the test series? :-)
nayaa post, naya template, nayee colorss, hope the updation intreval is reduced :-)
I agree meetz... lovely book.. but the ending was rather filmy...:)
But i wonder if we are wired up to believe that only tragic or sad endings, however disturbing, are fitting, realistic endings to stories for and about adults...?
When was the last time a story with a happy ending won the Pulitzer..? I'm really asking..so if anyone knows, do tell.
:)So much for fairy tales that we are brought up on...
sowm.
PS: i like the new colour-scheme you have going...
Yup.. Its one of the best books I have read recently. All with its masala ending, the initial part of the book was rather rivetting.
And nice template!
[pakku] Hey visitor thanks for dropping by and noticing the change. I hope the updates are a little more frequent:)
[hip_prudester] I guess tragedy and melancholy sort of are cause of more deep emotions and hence they bring about great stories. People somehow like to be touched in a sort of negative way I assume:) Anyways hope some update is happening on your end too.
[Rt] Yeah filmy it was..and templates are meant to be updated once in a while . Meanwhile this space is awaiting some updates on your end.
Want updates. Plis post your queued posts.
Regarding happy vs sad stories...I agree sad stories are usually better. I think it's coz writing is cathartic.
Hey Meeta!
Me catching up with stuff on the internet.. :) lovely book.. dont mind the ending actually... atleast it was not all smiling... just a ray of hope tat all may get better...
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