Book Choice Submission

The book is called The Kite Runner and was written by Khaled Hosseini. There are 391 pages and it was published in 2003.

I choose this book cause after doing some research and reading some reviews it seemed like it would be a good book. My grandma and aunt have also read it and recommended it as they both enjoyed it.

I don't think I’ve read far enough in the book to decide if I like the book or not. There aren’t a lot of things that happen in the first 2 chapters.

I've only read the first 2 chapters of this book. I wanted to take my time reading it and make sure I get as much detail as possible so I can understand everything in the book.

So far I have learned the main characters names, Amir and Hassan. I've learned that Amir's mother died during child birth while Hassan's mother ran off with a clan of travelling singers and dancers. Amir’s father’s name is Ali but many of the neighbourhood children make fun of him and call him Babalu.

There are not really any obvious themes at this time because I don’t think I’m far enough into the book at all. However i feel that loyalty may be a theme because Hassan’s mother left him and his father after he was born.

 I haven't started to look for any secondary sources at this time. When I do I will blog them later.

 "For you, a thousand times over"-pg2

  For me this was the line that captured my interest the most. This line made me think of second chances we give people. It makes me think that ,when you truly love someone, you will give them a thousand chances simply because you want them in your life. I think I myself can connect to this line because when people make me upset I can always forgive them simply because I wouldn't want to live my life without them.