The Kite Runner - My Personal Notes

His saying that made me kind of sad. Sad for who Hassan was, where he lived. For how he'd accepted the fact that he'd grow old in that mud shack in the yard, the way his father had.

Reading this book really grew such big empathy inside my heart for Hassan. A kid who lived under many shadows, a servant's child, a Hazara (the most discriminated, oppressed ethnic minority group in Afghanistan), and he himself seemed to dedicate his life for Amir, the main character of the story. This is my second time reading Khaled Hosseini's works, and his writing never fails to amaze me. I got so immersed in the story, most of the time it sparked my curiosity on what's exactly happening in Afghanistan, even though, no matter how hard I try, I still find it ridiculous how hatred towards minority group were forced and cultivated among the people since such young age.

My first pages of the book deepened the information around Hassan and Amir's childhood. Not until the biggest event happened and my heart got crushed because of it. It was so painful to read that I had to remind myself it was just a fiction. But what if it really happened there? As the wall of unspoken friendship between Hassan and Amir crumbled down, it became harder and harder to read. Tragedy after tragedy, Hosseini sure planned to create a piece of writing that can consume the reader's soul, because that's what happened to me.

For you, a thousand times over.

What a beautiful yet agonizing line. For you, a thousand times over. By that line, I am so sure that even in another life, Hassan would do anything for Amir -which I always think he would never deserve it- over and over again. Either it's a form of love, dedication, or something that couldn't be translated into human's language. A book that I believe would live in me forever, I will surely recite the storyline of the book clear and loud even after years passed.

This writing, as a proof, how impactful this book was on me. And you, should, must, read it, too.

October, 2025

-N

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