The Kite Runner

        When I first started reading The Kite Runner it started off slow and confusing but gradually began to pick up speed.  As I figured out what was going on and understood the story it became more interesting and easy to get through more pages at a time. 
        I didn't know that Afghanistan was actually a peaceful place before being ravaged by war and corrupt governments.  Knowing what Afghanistan is like now it was hard to imagine how it used to be.  It used to seem like nuking the whole country was a good idea because of all the terrorists being housed there had no benefit to the rest of the world but this book showed me that the whole country is not out to kill us.  Afghanistan actually has many good citizens just like in the United States.  They have their own traditions, families, friends, games, and ways of life.  It also makes it seem as if the war we are fighting in Afghanistan is not pointless, and it does serve a purpose. 
        Kite running is a sport I have never heard of and sounded very interesting which is what a lot of the book had to do with.  When Baba was trying to give the same compassion to Hassan as Amir received it did not make sense until towards the end when it was explained to why he did that.  Although I never understood why Amir avoided Hassan, when Hassan chose to forgive him after that winter morning in the alley when Amir did nothing to help Hassan.  That seems as if it would haunt him for life after making a bad decision and now that Hassan is no longer alive.  By adopting Sohrab is a way to make things right and I was glad that worked out in the end after some very close calls with death.
        After finishing this book it was actually a pretty good story and I learned much more than originally expected.