The Kite Runner

[Erundur]

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that book was depressing, I read it once and that's it, I'm never gonna open it up again. I didn't even bother to see the movie version.

 

[Dawud_uk]

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this book is propoganda, written by a man living in the US who knows less about afghanistan than many people here other than what he researched, with no personal experience.

i am fed up of these books written by western living 'muslims' which attack islam and show it is a negative light towards the kuffar readers.

ok everything isnt perfect, but show islam in a positive light, show the cultural aspects in the negative if you must.

 

[zanjabeela]

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.....akhi I thought I was the only who did...

I think you meant ukhti...sevgi is a girl

I haven't read this book yet, but I read the second one of his, A Thousand Splendid Suns. Oh my goodness, but that one was a real tear-jerker. It made me really want to read this book. I've used up my tears quota for the first three months of the year, though...so I'll get it later, when I'm ready to cry again!

 

[aminahjaan]

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I don't cry a lot.
But I bawled like Michael Jordan
It was so sad and powerful!
Khaled Hosseini is my favorite writer, he writes with a lot of emotion and is very genuine.



+I like him even more because he looks like my favorite uncle lol

 

[Hafswa]

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I think you meant ukhti...sevgi is a girl

:giggling:Thanks for the correction....I actually meant it in swahili....but now I know more arab words
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I haven't read this book yet, but I read the second one of his, A Thousand Splendid Suns. Oh my goodness, but that one was a real tear-jerker. It made me really want to read this book. I've used up my tears quota for the first three months of the year, though...so I'll get it later, when I'm ready to cry again!

Will be sure to read this one too. Sounds like it will be yet another excellet read.

 

[zanjabeela]

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Well, now I know a swahili word! Woohoo! Thanks, hon!

 

[Hafswa]

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I don't cry a lot.
But I bawled like Michael Jordan
It was so sad and powerful!
Khaled Hosseini is my favorite writer, he writes with a lot of emotion and is very genuine.



+I like him even more because he looks like my favorite uncle lol

I know...you really relate with him and get a feel of his character.

 

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I've read that book, and it made me feel horrible!

It does portray Islam in very weird way, but not only that - its just depressing! and unrealistic :ermm:

 

[Hafswa]

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I don't mean this in a bad way but what ever happened to reading books for the thrill and excitment? I hope the thread does not rub anyone the wrong way but I am enjoying the different perspectives we are all bringing out.....kind of reminds me of the stir the Da Vinci code created......

 

[Hafswa]

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Well, now I know a swahili word! Woohoo! Thanks, hon!

It's pretty easy especially if you know Arab because it's a mixture of Arab and Bantu words from the East African countries example...
Shukran in swahili is shukrani and Haddith in swahili is hadithi ;Dsame word just adding a little spice...

 

[nazam786]

Its not that bad buying from online. You just have to know what your doing and who you buy from. Big companys are allways allways safe.

 

[MO783]

O ya Kite runner was actually a real good book. I read it last summer it almost made me cry lol it was so sad. but ya its an awesome book

i saw the movie but cant remember what sad bit you are talking about ?

 

[Erundur]

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It does portray Islam in very weird way

no it doesn't, its a very realistic version how many Afghans view islam in this day and age. That's how I could relate to the story very well, not from my personal family but of others. Of course there are pious Afghans, but not that many that I can see and talk to. :hmm:

ethnocentrism is a disease :grumbling

 

[Zahida]

I watched the Kite Runner in 2007 and found the story to be fascinating with a deep hidden message. I especially liked the charscter of Sorraya. Of course there were parts of the film that were sad when theyoung boy was raped etc and when the father became ill.

Khaled Hosseini is an outstanding author. I have also read A Thousand Splendid Suns by him and again was touched by the way it was written....................:bump1:

 

[fatima_01]

its an....intresting book, but like many other books it portrays islam in a bad way

 

[Raizins]

Salamu3alaikum
I loveddd that book mashAllah ! But although the plot was well driven driven and amazing and unpredicatable, I have to admit that I liked "A Thousand Splendid Suns" even better. It was written by the same author, and it had a different plot, but it had the same setting and time period, and it was written in a girls perspective. <3

 

[Lonely Gal]

The book is really good but i heard the movie dont do it justice...