As you all must have understood by reading the title, This post is about a poignant story I read awhile back ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini.

The most beautiful fact about ‘The Kite Runner’ is It felt very close to the reality, I could instantly picture a boy like Amir and someone like Hassan. The plight of people living amid wars in Afghanistan brought tears in my eyes. Wars destroying their culture, uprooting their heritage, Ruling and torturing them in their own land was gruesome, I just dint realise when i started crying for those people. The Characters are so beautifully potrayed, some of whom I instantly fell in love with, and some whom I couldnt help but Hate.
This story is about Amir, a upper class Pashtun, who enjoys the luxury of education, material comfort and a playmate Hassan, His Hazara servants son. Throughout the story the Loyality and friendhsip between them are tested, where Hassan often ends up paying a Heavy price more than life itself and Amir chooses a path of less resisitance hiding behind his superior class. Marking the betrayal of Amir towards Hassan, the scar on Amir’s heart tortures and ridicules him his whole life when one day He gets a chance to redeem himself, choosing of which leads him to an another perilous challenge filled with Love, Hope, Loss and Happiness, explaning him the essence of His life, His friendship with his longtime companion Hassan.

I wish i could write more, I wish my words wouldnt have betrayed me. This book left me absolutely speechless just like His lates novel ‘The Thousand Splendid Suns’ which I will reviewing shortly inshallah. I encourage everyone to read this book, I am sure you would be amazed by the beautiful and enriching debutant stroy from Khaled.

A very heartwarming read by Khaled - The Kite Runner.

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I Have been tagged my Nova. It is an interesting one, ignoring the fact that I had to drink a strong cup of tea after writing this … !!! . It also helped me with lightening the mood of my readers from the hectic and strong posts i presented them with the last days …

I am: A Strong Woman.
I think: a lot. My Mind is a complex web of thoughts …
I know: I would die as a Believer in Allah inshallah.(So I Believe)
I want: Every loved one to be in good health and Happiness.
I have: Many reasons to be grateful to Allah, alhamdulillah ..
I wish: Poverty hadnt existed anymore
I hate: Hypocrites and Liers.
I miss: My Land, My Parents, My friends …. and so on
I fear: That something would snatch my Loves ones away from me ..
I feel: content with what I am, with what my Husband has changed me for good ..
I hear: Birds chirping outside ..
I smell: Sniff !! Sniff !! Hhmm …. Nothing .. !!!
I crave: for a Cold coffee and Chocolate Truffle Cake right now … Yum! Yum !!
I search: for a better understanding capability.
I wonder: What life holds for me ahead …. ???
I regret: Many things …. May Allah forgive me for those ..
I love: My Husband, My parents , My Family …
I ache: for those people with whom Life hasnt been easy and good.
I care: for everyone, which sometimes lands me in trouble …
I always: get irritated easily .. How do I change that ?? Anyone ??
I am not: An extremist
I believe: In Allah, In His book and In his Messengers
I dance: Not …
I sing: Used to, But not anymore
I cry: often, Gosh!! And Can i control that … !!! ???
I don’t always: Read books
I fight: for my defence mainly
I write: on my blog for now, Lets see where else I shall leave my imprints later ..
I win: sometimes and
I lose: sometimes too
I never: window shop, I HATE that … I aint kidding .. !!!
I confuse: myself sometimes … !!!
I listen: to A.R Rahman Music sometimes
I can usually be found: in the Library or in my bed with a book in my hand ..
I am scared: of Hell-Fire ..
I need: a vacation, Wish My Husband reads this part .. Should i highlight it so that it doesnt escape his eyes ???
I am happy about: The fact that I am a Muslim alhamdulillah ..

About the Tagging Part, If anyone here feels like this is an interesting tag, Then go on and Tag yourselves. I am expecting atleast some of my friends to come forward. Now C’mmon Dont dissappoint me ..