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Do let us know what you thought about the kite runner when you are finished. I was caught up in the hype of it initially but the more i think about it the more i am starting to dislike it.
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@salman n @aimal
thank u all.i know i am going to like kite runner just because its from Khaled Hosseini and read AND THE MOUNTAIN ECHOED love love it.
now thousand splendid sun brilliant didn't finish it yet so kite runner!!!!!
Hi to all, My parents gave me name "Amir Hasan", I'm from lahore. I love music, books, painting etc etc .
I liked kite runner the best of all 3 of hosseinis books. I am reading the book thief these days and I like it a lot--holocast has been in novels plenty, but this is written from a very different angle.
Lara wrote: "I liked kite runner the best of all 3 of hosseinis books. I am reading the book thief these days and I like it a lot--holocast has been in novels plenty, but this is written from a very different a..."different angle.
what do you mean
Salam Yusra and welcome to the group. I read The Kite Runner in 2006 so it was a long time ago and i am struggling to remember most of it. i have no problem with its narrative or how its written. In fact, i would say its a very well written book but i have become to dislike the message and how the story is deliberately written to manipulate the reader's emotions in a dishonest way. Most of the major turning points for Amir to redeem himself felt ham-fisted. for example when the *spoiler* Assef the neighbourhood bully of all people turns out to be the taliban commander and Sohrab shooting his eye with a slingshot to fulfil his father's own threat to Asif. I felt that Asif was such a cliched villain. A half white sociopath pedophile rapist drug abuser racist nazi taliban commander.... geezzz give me a break.
I also didn't like the way Baba was portrayed. I mean.. i am a pashtun myself and fathers in the 70's did not act like Baba. But that's a topic for another day. Baba is supposed to be this wise and enlightened man who fills Amir's head with all sorts of moral lessons. But then we find out he has an illegitimate son. ( to be honest i had anticipated this twist from the beginning too) Baba's hypocrisy is simple glossed over... I mean for me baba was the main villain in the story. Having heard stories about my own people, it is almost certain that the sexual relationship between Hasan's mother and baba wasn't consensual or she wouldn't have a choice in the matter anyway. Her husband was most likely the person to make the arrangements whenever Baba felt the need. Despite all this we still see the one dimensional servant characters wanting nothing but good for their masters and sacrificing their lives for them.
Its a book that appeals more to westerns because they lack real knowledge about Afghanistan and the pashtun people and because it panders to their "white man's burden". it makes them feel good about their culture and maintain an air of superiority over the uneducated savage brown man.
My friend @Muhammad Aquam summed up Khalid Hussaini perfectly for me...
"All mullahs are Taliban, and Taliban are scum. Everybody smokes. Gays are normal. Americans are angels.
Mr. Hosseini clearly giving in."
@Yusra i just read Thousand Splendid Suns last month and just love that book, they way Hosseini portrayed the characters and told the story is just great. looking forward to read The Kite Runner hope i like it.
@Yusra Waliakum Assalam wa Rehmatullah. I have rarely seen any British Sindhis.
It is great to see you here :D.
Typical Sindhi question:
"Tahan Sindhu jey kairay pasay saan ayo ayien tahan ji cast cha ahay?" =D
Welcome to the group Amir and Yusra :)
Hello Pakistani Readers! Hope you all are doing pretty good. I am Sara Naveed, one of the emerging writers of Pakistan.I have just finished writing my first book and I will be getting it published soon.
The book is a romantic fiction that revolves around a romantic tragedy theme. I hope you all will read it once it is out in the market.
Thank you so much!
Keep reading :)
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I'm really excited to have found this group, guys, so I apologise in advance because I can feel a looooong and enthusiastic introduction coming on!!!!
So - whe..."
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somebody is really excited :)
this is indeed the longest introduction post, :P
Welcome to the group Yusra & Amir,
i hope u'll like our little group. :)
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I have just finished writing my first book and I will be getting it published..."
@sarah, we have a separate section for promotions, on this thread it falls in the category of spam. kindly modify it, :)
Faheem wrote: "Sara wrote: "Hello Pakistani Readers! Hope you all are doing pretty good. I am Sara Naveed, one of the emerging writers of Pakistan.I have just finished writing my first book and I will be getting..."
OKay :)
@Sara Welcome to the group ;P@Faheem lolx back again?? ;P:D:D
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I have just finished writing my first book and I..."
@sara,
we'll to group :P
chill, no worries, im notorious 4 these things apparently im the bad cop of the group n i am supposed to scare the newcomers a little. :D,:D
@sohaib, i was here all the time, watching quietly :P
@Faheem the evil lurks in the shhadows of mirkwood?? ;P:D
@Yusra you should have joined while we were busy... Uffff We had to edit our messages alot just coz someone else replied before us :P.. Though nowadays everyone is busy in papers... but they'll be back after the papers ;P
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Sohaib wrote: "@Faheem the evil lurks in the shhadows of mirkwood?? ;P:D"
wasn't i beren wandering in the woods of Neldoreth :P
Sohaib wrote: "@Yusra you should have joined while we were busy... Though nowadays everyone is busy in papers... but they'll be ..."
sohaib is currently working on his plan to raise a rebellion against the Moderators and take over the group. :P
Salman,By different angle I mean it depicts the pain that non-jewish people went through and how many of them refused to be brain-washed by Hitler. Of course the most unique angle is the narrator. One tends to forget it along the way, but the narrator is death itself which is a very fresh perspective, even though it sounds morbid at first.
Aimal and Yusra,
I quite enjoyed reading your views about The Kite Runner. Normally I would have defended Hosseini because he is one of my favorite authors, but I must confess that you have made some very valid points. I agree that the book may have worked well in the west because it fit the western perception, but I don't think that was the intention behind the writing. (Oh I guess I felt obligated to defend him)Amir's character was very flawed, and ran the risk of being terribly disliked by the reader, but it was so real, that one was swept away. ATSS was very good too but the abuse was graphic at times. I remember how he made her eat rocks as punishment for serving him undercooked rice. Happy reading folks:)
@Faheem Beren doesnt lurks silent you know ;P...Naaa... Am not at all... but then again thats exactly what I would say if I were ;P 3:D
Thanks Lara,looking forward to reading it,
Faheem wrote: "Sara wrote: "Faheem wrote: "Sara wrote: "Hello Pakistani Readers! Hope you all are doing pretty good. I am Sara Naveed, one of the emerging writers of Pakistan.I have just finished writing my fir..."
Haha, okay ;)
I hope you guys give it a read to my upcoming book! I'm glad to find Pakistani readers under this coven :)
Yusra wrote: "Wow, I look forward to it! In shaa Allah :-)":)
Hey! I'm a philosophile and a science enthusiast as well. Apart from philosophy, I'm primarily interested in cosmology, psychology, logic, history and general literature. Some of my favorite authors are Bertrand Russell, Will Durant, Spinoza, Nietzsche, Kant, and Hume. I can be questioned and consulted on philosophical matters. Thanks!
Ahsan wrote: "Hey! I'm a philosophile and a science enthusiast as well. Apart from philosophy, I'm primarily interested in cosmology, psychology, logic, history and general literature. Some of my favorite author..."Welcome!
hi,I am haris, currently doing job in a software house. looking for some interesting titles over here on goodreads... mainly focused on self helping, spirituality. hope to have some good results :)
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What kind of titles or genre are you looking for?
Thank you Maria!like i mentioned earlier that i am mainly focused on self helping, spirituality and etc.
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Hmmm. Frankely i haven't read much from these genres but there is this book named The power of now By Eckhart Tolle.
Its a very good book and Me thinks you would like it.
Alchemist By Paulo Coelho is also a very good book.
Thanks a lot for your suggestions and propositions, i really appreciate it!marked your recommendations in my list :)
n thank u too Shoaib!
Hello to all members, am relatively new to good reads as i am not much aware of using this site, but surely am a book worm :D , need help and guidance from u ppl, regards
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You will get accustomed with this site soon enough its fairly simple and as for help and guidance what do you need it for??
Thank yew ^_^ need help for good books suggestions, it would be best if any one suggest any site for pdf versions of required book,
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need help for good books suggestions, it would be best if any one suggest any site for pdf versions of required book,"
What genre of books do you prefer?
@Zee welcome to the group :)@Aalia welcome back :P
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Welcome to the group :)
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