The Kite Runner
Registered by michyj of Albert Park, Victoria Australia on 4/19/2006
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
11 journalers for this copy...
Synopsis:The Kite Runner follows the story of Amir, the privileged son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul, and Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant. As children in the relatively stable Afghanistan of the early 1970s, the boys are inseparable. They spend idyllic days running kites and telling stories of mystical places and powerful warriors until an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever, and eventually cements their bond in ways neither boy could have ever predicted. Even after Amir and his father flee to America, Amir remains haunted by his cowardly actions and disloyalty. In part, it is these demons and the sometimes impossible quest for forgiveness that bring him back to his war-torn native land after it comes under Taliban rule. ("...I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.")
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COMPLETED JULY 2007
-Bodhi- • NSW
LizzieM • NSW
c-a-m • NSW
jawin • QLD - asked to be skipped
aleonblue • QLD
sleepydumpling • QLD
magicjessnrach • SA
froggirlwendy • QLD
DrCris • VIC
livrecache • VIC
michyj • QLD
This arrived in the post today. Thanks michyj for offering this bookring :) The card and labels are gorgeous! I look forward to reading this as soon as I polish off an Amy Tan novel.
I actually cried whilst reading this book. That may not be strange to some people but it usually takes a fair bit to make me burst into tears whilst reading. By the last page (when I read one particular line - and you will know which one after reading the book too)I was sobbing out loud - lucky I was reading it in the comfort of my loungeroom :)
This is an unusually eloquent story about the fragile relationship between fathers and sons, humans and their gods, men and their countries. Loyalty and blood are the ties that bind their stories into one of the most lyrical, moving and heartwrenching books I have had the pleasure of reading.
One of my favourite parts of the book is towards the end on page 327 where Amir discovers that in America you do not reveal the end of a movie...it is an incredibly powerful piece of writing.
I have messaged LizzieM who is next in line.
This is an unusually eloquent story about the fragile relationship between fathers and sons, humans and their gods, men and their countries. Loyalty and blood are the ties that bind their stories into one of the most lyrical, moving and heartwrenching books I have had the pleasure of reading.
One of my favourite parts of the book is towards the end on page 327 where Amir discovers that in America you do not reveal the end of a movie...it is an incredibly powerful piece of writing.
I have messaged LizzieM who is next in line.
Posted off to LizzieM this morning. Enjoy :)
Thanks Bodhi, this arrived today. Been wanting to read this book since the start of the year, so i'm quite looking forward to starting!
First of all, sorry it's taken me awhile to read this. Now i wish i;d started sooner! What a powerful book. An amazing story that really made me feel thankful for the relationships i have, and the country i live in.
Thanks michyj.
Will send on to c-a-m in the next day or so.
Thanks michyj.
Will send on to c-a-m in the next day or so.
Read this one on my lonely nights in hospital.
It was so sweet..and kept my mind of the endless tests..just what it needed to do :).
Im ready to send this on..just need to contact the next person for their addy.
Cas
It was so sweet..and kept my mind of the endless tests..just what it needed to do :).
Im ready to send this on..just need to contact the next person for their addy.
Cas
jawin has passed..and now im about to PM aleonblue for her addy.
Cas :)
Cas :)
The book arrived in my mailbox a couple of days ago. Look forward to reading this one! Thanks to MichyJ for the bookring.
A pretty amazing first novel! I enjoyed this book and found it to be a very powerful story, moving and well-written. Look forward to more books from this author (I hope he does write some more)
Thanks to Michyj for sharing this great book.
Off to the next reader this week.
Thanks to Michyj for sharing this great book.
Off to the next reader this week.
Journal Entry 12 by aleonblue at Zen Bar, Post Office Square, Brisbane City in Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Monday, August 21, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (8/24/2006 UTC) at Zen Bar, Post Office Square, Brisbane City in Brisbane, Queensland Australia
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Passing this book on to the next reader on the bookring, at the monthly meet-up of the Brisbane BookWorms reading group (my first time with the group, so I hope they're gentle with me!)
Passing this book on to the next reader on the bookring, at the monthly meet-up of the Brisbane BookWorms reading group (my first time with the group, so I hope they're gentle with me!)
This one came to me as part of a book ring - really looking forward to reading it!
Journal Entry 14 by magicjessnrach from Flagstaff Hill, South Australia Australia on Sunday, January 14, 2007
Thanks for this. I look forward to reading it. I suspect Jess may like to read it too.
Jess read this first and loved it! I am currently a third of the way through and thoroughly enjoying it.
Jess read this first and loved it! I am currently a third of the way through and thoroughly enjoying it.
Journal Entry 15 by magicjessnrach from Flagstaff Hill, South Australia Australia on Friday, March 16, 2007
Sorry for taking so long to read this book! I had so many texts to read for school that it took me nearly 2 months to get through it! However, I really enjoyed the book; a truly great tale. I shall be recommending this as a senior text at my school, we are forever searching for new International authors. Thanks so much for allowing us to be part of your ring. I shall pass it on to the next participant ASAP.
Journal Entry 16 by froggirlwendy from Bracken Ridge, Queensland Australia on Monday, March 26, 2007
Arrived today - thanks magicjessnrach & michyj. I have a few bookrings ahead of this one but should bet it done within a reasonable time, fingers crossed.
Finally finished this wonderful book. A great novel, especially considering it was the first novel for this author. Through most of the book I really didn't like Amir - he was spineless, shallow and selfish and I just wanted to shake him to awaken his conscience (even though he did try to right his wrongs in the end). As for revealing the end of a movie.... I always planned to watch 'The Magnificent Seven', but now I don't have to...lol.
Thanks Michyj for including me in this bookring. On it's way to DrCris.
Thanks Michyj for including me in this bookring. On it's way to DrCris.
Journal Entry 18 by froggirlwendy at Controlled release in Boondall, Queensland Australia on Friday, May 4, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (5/5/2007 UTC) at Controlled release in Boondall, Queensland Australia
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On it's way to DrCris to continue this bookring :o)
On it's way to DrCris to continue this bookring :o)
Arrived last week. Sorry, this is the first chance I have had to journal it. I have two bookrings on the go, and they are both halfway through (grn!) so this shouldn't have to wait too long!
Wow. Finished this tonight. Pretty amazing. In fact, I was exhausted and unwell and came home from work early to nap, and had to stay awake to read the last 10 pages! I almost threw this book into the corner at one stage (not literally - I look after bookring books!). I was just so angry at Amir for his general behaviour. I am glad I stuck with it, as I am not angry with him now. I am not sure how I feel about a book where I felt angry with the main character for 3/4 of the plotline. Can I really say I enjoyed it? I certainly am glad I read it, though.
I will pass this on to livrecache as soon I get her OK. I just sent her my last bookring, so I guess she might be backed up.
I will pass this on to livrecache as soon I get her OK. I just sent her my last bookring, so I guess she might be backed up.
Thanks DrCris: this book arrived today. Thanks for sharing Michyj. Cris is right -- I am banked up but I have some leave coming up in a wee while, so I'll get some reading done then.
I found this book to be absolutely riveting, and I'll be buying my own copy. It was very well written, and despite being unable to like or empathise with the main character, I really wanted him to come to terms with his conscience. I felt when Amir returns to Afghanistan, the narrative became rather like a folk tale, but that's not a problem: the book was was overall about atonement, and many folk tales have that theme -- redemption of some kind. For me, the book's background and setting was very interesting, as I was hopelessly ignorant about the turmoil in Afghanistan, and I'd like to think that this book gave me a better understanding of it.
Thanks for sharing Michyj. I'll be popping it in the post back to you today.
Thanks for sharing Michyj. I'll be popping it in the post back to you today.
Journal Entry 23 by livrecache at Controlled Release in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, July 1, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (7/1/2007 UTC) at Controlled Release in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Returning this book back to its owner.
Returning this book back to its owner.
This bookring has made its way home. From all your journal entries it sounds like I should add this to the top of my Mt TBR and get to it soon! Thanks to all who participated in the ring!
Journal Entry 25 by michyj at Avid Reader Cafe, Boundary St in West End, Queensland Australia on Saturday, December 20, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (12/20/2008 UTC) at Avid Reader Cafe, Boundary St in West End, Queensland Australia
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Taking this to the Brisbane Meet Up and if no one claims it, I will wild release it in the area.
Taking this to the Brisbane Meet Up and if no one claims it, I will wild release it in the area.
Picked up from Christmas 2008 Brisbane meetup at Avid Reader
Journal Entry 27 by MadamMuck at Annerley Community Bookshop in Annerley, Queensland Australia on Friday, June 11, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (6/11/2010 UTC) at Annerley Community Bookshop in Annerley, Queensland Australia
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Time for a clear out. Donated to local community bookshop.
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Congratulations! You have not only found yourself a book, but a whole community of booklovers dedicated to sharing books with each other & the world at large.
I hope that you will write a journal entry letting me know that the book has been found. Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. Happy reading!
You can always remain anonymous but if you are interested in joining please consider using MadamMuck as your referrer.
