Book Review: Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Took up a book after quite a while. Usually, I have the habit of
shifting from reading a book to another activity after some time.
But, this book got me glued to it like a leech.. We get caught up in
the cob-web of ambitions,responsibilities etc. Sometimes, when such
books are read one can understand the importance of humanity and
virtuousness, which might change the way one perceives things around
oneself.
This book, mostly, is all about two kids amir and hassan. Amir, a
pasthun(sunni muslim) is from a well to do family in Afghanistan and
Hassan, a Hazara(Shia muslim)is the son of a servant(difference
between sunni and shia:The Shia Muslims believe that following the
Prophet Muhammad's death, leadership should have passed directly to
his cousin/son-in-law, Ali, while Sunni Muslims agree with the
position taken by many of the Prophet's companions, that the new
leader should be elected from among those capable of the job. As a
result, there rose a conflict between these two groups and they keep
fighting all the time. The reason behind this was a political one).As
kids hassan and amir share many sad and triumphant moments. Their
childhood is marked by unrelenting loyalty of hassan to amir. Overcome
by fear, amir turns a blind eye,when he sees hassan being sexually abused
by a local bully.

To be continued...