1/12/09-Hassan was abused sexually and Amir witnessed it, and didn't tell anyone. Why didn't he? Baba or Ali, even if he told Rahim Khan, nobody would hate him for it. I can't wait to find out what happened to Hassan. Does Amir meet him again? Will they ever cross paths again? I was so upset when Ali and Hassan left, Amir was selfish, he didn't want to feel guilty anymore about not standing up for Hassan in the alley. So he put his gifts under Hassan's mattress so that it looked like Hassan stole the gifts. I think that Amir is very selfish and narcissistic, always only thinking about himself. Baba is a nice brave man who would jump in front of a bullet for anybody. He is a strong man, you could tell because he nearly killed Karim. It probably made Amir physically ill to see Assef at his party. It is so interesting and I can't wait to see what happens.

1/15/09- This is so amazing, Hassan and Amir are half-brothers!! It is so exciting. Why did Hassan have to die? I think Amir is going to adopt Sohrab and take him in as his and Soraya's child. I wonder if Baba ever told Ali that he was the father of Hassan. Oh my gosh, I have so many questions about this book!

1/28/09- Sohrab is very insociable. While he was at the hospital he hardly talked to Amir and then he ran away. Then when they were at the hotel Sohrab ran away. Why does he feel dirty? Assef and his men raped him, he was abused. One question I have is, why is the U.S.
embassy so stuborn? Sohrab's parents were dragged out into the street and killed by the Taliban. The taliban killed them, there is no proof of death. The Afghan government doesn't file paperwork. Even the lawyer is being difficult.

Review-

My opinion on the book is that I liked the book but I didn't. It wasn't bad, it did not explain too much. I did not like the ending. It was okay with the kite running scene. Actually, that was the best scene in the whole book, the part that bugged me is that they never explained whether Sohrab talked, I would think that would make an excellent ending, but it was very beautiful. My favorite part of the end is when Amir cut the kite and said to Sohrab, "Do you want me to run that kite for you?" and then he said Hassan's famous quote, "For you a thousand times over." Overall, I liked this book but it was too graphic. I would suggest this to people who like books about Afghanistan.

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