For you, a thousand times over...

A good friend in WOW had told me about a novel by Khaled Hosseini called "A Thousand Splendid Suns". He was so passionate about the book that the following week I went to the Library in town and looked for the book. Unfortunately it wasn't available at the time which made me pretty disappointed because I read some really impressive reviews on it. Not to mention a recommedation from someone who likes his books.

A couple of weeks ago my husband came home from work bringing me a cheese sandwich from Gregg's which has been a habit for a whole month. The reason being it's the only thing that I manage to keep down in my stomach. But that particular day, he also brought a book for me to read with my sandwich.

I was so ill I could not take the book in so it lived in the bedside drawer for the next couple of weeks until it was time for me to go to the hospital for a little procedure. The next time I saw the book was on 21st of September when James told me he packed the book with other stuff I needed for my little stay at the hospital.

The book is called The Kite Runner written by the same author as "A Thousand Splendid Suns", Khaled Hosseini. By the time I was on the last 15 pages, it was time to go home. James collected me from work and I read the rest of it when I was comfy in bed. I was told that this book is heartwrenching and one reading it should be prepared to have a good cry. But the only time I came close to crying was when Amir tried to ignore his guilt by telling Hassan to go away and stop bothering him again. I have a soft spot for underdogs and I felt truly empathetic with Hassan. Was I disappointed that i didn't have a good cry? No. This book gave me hope that maybe there are Muslims out there like Amir's father. |Here is an excerpt from the book, my favourite part:

"Now, no matter what the mullah teaches, there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft... When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness... There is no act more wretched than stealing, Amir."

It was definitely a well worthwhile read. I love first person story telling style. If I ever write my own book it will be in the first person too - which is highly doubtful because I heard it is more difficult to write a good book in that style. Ah well, I'll stick to first person blogging for now =)