To what extent do you feel, are the characters controlled by social/racial discrimination and guilt/shame?
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To what extent do you feel, are the characters controlled by social/racial discrimination and guilt/shame?
Social/racial discrimination- not a lot.
Guilt/shame- a lot.
Certainly guilt seems to be the primary concern/motivation. Such a moving book, I really must read it again after exams etc :)
just started reading it....
To what extent was your inspiration for reading it guilt/social discrimination?Quote:
just started reading it....
i'm just now on the third chapter...and i LOVE it.
i'm on the third chapter but so far it seems alot like both of them 2 me
hey pensive, he does have another book: "A thousand splendid suns"
i haven't seen it or read but i heard it was really good.and it should be in stores right now.
Trust me, the story just keeps getting better and better :D
Yes, heard about it a few months ago. :) Even searched for it in the book shop nearby but no luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Muffin
I just heard that they're making a movie of it. I saw a preview. Hopefully it will be a good transition.
i read this book on the recommendation of several people. i didn't love it. i didn't feel a "connection" with any of the characters. that doesn't happen to me often, but i just couldn't get into the book. i wanted to like it. :(
The great thing about the kite runner is that it presents a sensational story without having it feel cheap. The primary metaphor of the book, the kite runner, is a very elegant touch as it does much to enhance the sense of nostalgia and tragedy (you will know what I mean if you read the novel). The most enticing aspect of this novel is that everything seems to fall right where the belong; the plot really comes to a full circle by the end of the novel, and you will put the book down with a sympathetic note. Though I did immensely enjoy the Kite Runner, Hosseini's second novel was a sort of disappointment. It read like a novel with recycled characters from the Kite Runner, and the plot itself felt contrived and somewhat rushed. In any case, this is a good read; it is not extraordinary or brilliant, but it is certainly enough to keep the pages turning without you feeling like you're indulging in a guilty pleasure.
We read it in school.
My view on reading books in school -
IT KILLS THE BOOK!
I've usually already read the book that we study, but I had never read this one. So in the end, I didn't like it very much.
I enjoyed it, but it wasn't as amazing as it's hyped up to be.
Nevertheless, a good and moving read. 9/10.
In Central Asian cultures, the pomegranate tree is symbolic because its fruit is cherished as a life enhancer. In the story, a pomegranate tree is barren. Its sterility is a reflection of certain character's deficiencies as well as that of the terrible conditions of that society under the Taliban and Soviet invasions and the resulting instability.
I loved this book.