The Kite Runner
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"Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to gain he approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him - for he always helps Amir - but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-cast servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption."
The book will be a BookRing:
* Betje
* Eej
* biebje
* Plinius
* Back to E-mile the book is back home.
The book will be a BookRing:
* Betje
* Eej
* biebje
* Plinius
* Back to E-mile the book is back home.
Released 16 yrs ago (1/2/2008 UTC) at
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send to Betje today. Have fun with it!
send to Betje today. Have fun with it!
I found it today in my mail. As is known, I will read it after I return form my trip to France.
Goh, lastig om over dit boek iets te vertellen... Het greep me, en toch ook weer niet. Het greep me omdat het ongelooflijk is welk leven sommige (veel?) mensen moeten leven, voor welke keuzes ze komen te staan, hoe machteloos het kan zijn. Aan de andere kant vond ik het wel een behoorlijk 'droge' vertelling - of komt dat omdat ik me gelukkig niet kan voorstellen wat het betekent om zo'n levensverhaal te hebben??
Ik ga eej pm'en zodat het boek door kan reizen. The kite runner vertrekt op 4 februari naar Eej.
Ik ga eej pm'en zodat het boek door kan reizen. The kite runner vertrekt op 4 februari naar Eej.
Ik heb het boek in goede orde ontvangen. Ben erg benieuwd!
To be honest, I am a bit disappointed by this book. After all the fuzz about it I expected a brilliant story or something. Although I did like the story and most of the characters, it was all a bit too much of a coincidence for my taste. The book really lost a lot of its believability toward the second half.
Apart from that, there is one thing I really, really hate in any story, and that is when the author makes sure you know what's coming by writing nonsense like "little did he know that this was the last bit of solid food he would be eating for weeks to come" or "at that time, he did not expect to be needing that knowledge so soon" or some such waste of space. This adds nothing! Either you allready know what's coming, because you've read the book up to here and it's not the first book you have read, or you didn't see it coming yet, but now the author spoiled the surprise. I wish editors wouldn't be so lenient sometimes.
Anyway, well, let's just say maybe my expectations were a bit too high. It wasn't really bad, and it's allways nice to be able to form your own opinion about any popular book :-)
Thanks E-mile, for sharing it!
Biebje is next; The Kite Runner travels on today.
Apart from that, there is one thing I really, really hate in any story, and that is when the author makes sure you know what's coming by writing nonsense like "little did he know that this was the last bit of solid food he would be eating for weeks to come" or "at that time, he did not expect to be needing that knowledge so soon" or some such waste of space. This adds nothing! Either you allready know what's coming, because you've read the book up to here and it's not the first book you have read, or you didn't see it coming yet, but now the author spoiled the surprise. I wish editors wouldn't be so lenient sometimes.
Anyway, well, let's just say maybe my expectations were a bit too high. It wasn't really bad, and it's allways nice to be able to form your own opinion about any popular book :-)
Thanks E-mile, for sharing it!
Biebje is next; The Kite Runner travels on today.
received in the post
yes I am going to read the kite runner !
am still reading it perhaps it does not work for me
who can I send it to?
biebje
yes I am going to read the kite runner !
am still reading it perhaps it does not work for me
who can I send it to?
biebje
het lukt mij gewoon niet hem uit te krijgen Mooi begin,mooie beschrijvingen,maar het kan mij gewoon niet boeien
gisteren in de bus gevallen, dank je Biebje.
Released 14 yrs ago (6/28/2009 UTC) at Castricum, Noord-Holland Netherlands
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stops with Dettie until E-mile meets her
stops with Dettie until E-mile meets her
got the book back today, so it can go back on the shelf until further notice.....
Received this book from E-mile, along with loads of other books! Thanks, E-mile!
Released 10 yrs ago (3/18/2014 UTC) at Ledbury, Herefordshire United Kingdom
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This wishlist book goes to dark-draco.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Received today - thank you so much :)
No-one is more surprised than me that this has been flagged as a favourite and given top marks! I had no real expectations of this novel and wouldn't have necessarily sought it out, but having fallen into my hands I had to give it a go.
I was instantly captured by the story, of a young man growing up in Afghanistan before the Russian invasion, of his friendship with the son of his father's servant and what happens as his country is ripped apart. Despite the huge political background, this remains a more intimate story - the big changes, the war and the arrival of the Taliban, only emphasise how much Amir needs to change to rid himself of the guilt he carries. It's heart-breaking and emotional, a story that had me racing home to return to it's pages, and the ending left just the right frisson of hope after chapters of despair.
Highly recommended!
I was instantly captured by the story, of a young man growing up in Afghanistan before the Russian invasion, of his friendship with the son of his father's servant and what happens as his country is ripped apart. Despite the huge political background, this remains a more intimate story - the big changes, the war and the arrival of the Taliban, only emphasise how much Amir needs to change to rid himself of the guilt he carries. It's heart-breaking and emotional, a story that had me racing home to return to it's pages, and the ending left just the right frisson of hope after chapters of despair.
Highly recommended!
Journal Entry 16 by dark-draco at BookMooch & Read It Swap It in -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Monday, September 28, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (9/26/2015 UTC) at BookMooch & Read It Swap It in -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and letting us know what this book has been up to since it was released into the wild. I hope you enjoy reading it, but even if it isn’t your type of thing, then I’m sure there will be someone out there who will love it. This book is now yours, so feel free to keep it. However, I would be grateful if you could leave all the stickers in place and pass it on again once you’ve finished with it – you could give it to a friend, donate it to a charity shop or just leave it lying around somewhere to be picked up again by a total stranger. If you would like to get regular updates on what the book is doing in the future, then why not join Bookcrossing too…it’s fun, friendly and free.
Thanks again and happy reading!
Haunting, beautiful and sad. Loved every second of reading it.