The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a great,mind-boggling book. It is historical fiction but the detail in this story makes it feel as if it happened in real life.This book is bascaly about two friends that have to endure and go through obstacles with their friendship and life at Kabul. This book involves a lot of regret,anger,twist,and sadness. In my opinion, it is really depressing and it go me very frustrated.Warning there will be spoilers...this is just a Spoiler Alert!
(8)Two characters that interested me are Hassan and Amir. What interested me the most is their strange relationship. Amir wasn’t intentionally mean to Hassan, I mean he was just a kid. I think he was mostly jealous of Hassan because he had gotten a lot of attention and praise from Baba and also because of Hassan’s kind attitude. He was also jealous because Hassan was so brave and defended him. Amir couldn’t do that , he couldn’t even defend himself. He forced Hassan to do things he didn’t want to do like throwing rocks at a dog with a slingshot,but yet Hassan did them. In this story, I could feel the love Hassan had towards Amir because he never got mad at him like when Amir threw pomegranates at him and would apologize for things he didn’t do like stealing the watch(wich he didn’t steal) and would do things for him just so Amir could be happy. Amir got me frustrated because he didn’t defend his best friend and found many ways to make Hassan look guilty. He didn’t do anything to try and prevent Assef from raping Hassan,he just stood there and watched,he could have at least gone to get help. The only reason Hassan got raped was because he wouldn’t give up Amir’s kite. He made Hassan look guilty by framing him with the watch. He told his dad that he found he watch under Hassan’s pillow so his dad got mad but forgave him right away. This made Amir a little more angry and jealous because when they decided to leave,he didn’t even go and say goodbye. The guilt followed Amir all through out his life,he tried to repress it but it still came back sooner or later. Also, carma got him because he got whooped by Assef and felt the guilt when he found out Hassan died and he couldn’t do anything about it or have the chance to fix things. I think adopting Sohrab was a type of forgiveness or time to make things right but if it weren’t for Rakhim’s set up,Amir would have never taken in Sohrab because he is selfish.
(4)The authors style of writing has a lot of twist and turns that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. His style of writing is very exhilarating and it kept me hooked.It taught me a lot about Afghanistan,like the wars they have to go through,poverty,change,etc. This story brings out a lot of emotions in people so be prepared to cry and use tissues or get so angry that u need to cuss or hit someone. This book got me really mad at the end because it didn’t end the way I wanted it 2 end. It had a super sad ending,I expected a happy ending. This books shows you the reality about life,it’s not always happy and doesn’t always end so great like in television shows and it makes you face the truth about reality. Like for example, the war thats going on in Afghanistan leaves a numerous amount of children without parents,shelter,food ,or clothes. Also, a lot of innocent people are killed during this process and they also have to witness their loved ones die one by one.An example of this is,”..was that I was lonely.By then most of my friends and relatives had either been killed or had escaped the country to Pakistan or Iran.”This is just one of example of one persons life. There are way more painful ones,like Sohrab his dad got shot and so did his mom,he had no more family left so he was forced to go to an orphanage. When someone took him for adoption,they sexually abused him and made him do cruel things like do monkey dances. When he was in the orphanage he would go through hunger and loneliness because the orphanages were poor and couldn’t afford a proper amount of provisions.This book style was very informative,exciting,frustrating,and sad I give it a 5/5.
(2) I would recommend this book to people who are interested in life in Afghanistan or people who are searching for a book that includes a lot of confusion and excitement and a book that involves reality. I would recommend this book to many people because after reading this magnificent book it deserves to be read by others. If other people read this,I think it will raise a little awareness about what the people in Afghanistan are going through and that we can help out. We can help out by donating food and money. Also, do something about people killing innocent people. I admit that the book wasn’t so great in the beginning,but once I got farther it started to interest me and make sense. I also thought it was going to involve a lot of religion and stuff like that, I wasn’t too happy about that because I ‘m not into religious things. This book is also for people that hate happy endings because it’s not reality. In real life, you don’t live happily ever after, life still goes on even after you get married. This book changed how I viewed Afghanistan because I would buy into others opinions and things that I saw on television. This book can also help friendship because it can give you a reality check on how someone is there one day and gone the other, so you need to respect and love them because you never know when you might lose them for good. i personally think, you should read the book more than twice so you can a better understanding and some morals out of it because once you revise something more than once you start to unravel some new ideas.I strongly recommend this book to everyone!!!!! It’s one of the best books i’ve read.!!!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
The Kite Runner
In the beggining of the Kite Runner,it was sort of confusing and didn't immediately get me hooked. But as I got farther in the chapters,I started understanding and feeling a lot of emotions. It mostly brought me anger,frustration,and a questioning feeling.
In the last couple of chapters, Amir meets up with Assef once again. I think this is carma for not helping Hassan out. Amir got what he deserved but what he did was still unforgivable. Some of the pumishments he has gotten are not being able to have babies,loosing people he loves,getting beat up,and not being able to apologize to Hassan. He deserves more lessons because if Hassan were still alive he probably wouldn't apologize.
Amir is really selfish! I say this because even after Rakhim told him about Sohrab,he felt sorry for himself and didn't wana go back to Kabul to at least help out his own blood. when he did accept to go he wasn't planning on keeping his last family member. He also doesn't want to help the poor innocent orphans. I think he should donate money to orphanages to decrease at least a little bit of their suffering.
Can't Amir take hints? In the letter that Hassan wrote, It talked about how his wife got beaten at a grocery shop for talking loud and how he had to witness his wife get beaten and he couldn't prevent it. I think this was Hassan's way of showing forgiveness of the incident that happened and that he wasn't holding a grudge. He knew that if Amir stepped in something would have happened to Amir to.
Sohrab's life is very sad and heart breaking. I understand why he attempted to commit suicide and why he muted or shut the world out. If I were in his position, I would have done the same thing. I wonder what's going to happen with him though???
I think Assef should be dead right now because it's not a valid reason to slaughter your own people because you witnessed sad things. He is a bully and needs to die right now!!
In the last couple of chapters, Amir meets up with Assef once again. I think this is carma for not helping Hassan out. Amir got what he deserved but what he did was still unforgivable. Some of the pumishments he has gotten are not being able to have babies,loosing people he loves,getting beat up,and not being able to apologize to Hassan. He deserves more lessons because if Hassan were still alive he probably wouldn't apologize.
Amir is really selfish! I say this because even after Rakhim told him about Sohrab,he felt sorry for himself and didn't wana go back to Kabul to at least help out his own blood. when he did accept to go he wasn't planning on keeping his last family member. He also doesn't want to help the poor innocent orphans. I think he should donate money to orphanages to decrease at least a little bit of their suffering.
Can't Amir take hints? In the letter that Hassan wrote, It talked about how his wife got beaten at a grocery shop for talking loud and how he had to witness his wife get beaten and he couldn't prevent it. I think this was Hassan's way of showing forgiveness of the incident that happened and that he wasn't holding a grudge. He knew that if Amir stepped in something would have happened to Amir to.
Sohrab's life is very sad and heart breaking. I understand why he attempted to commit suicide and why he muted or shut the world out. If I were in his position, I would have done the same thing. I wonder what's going to happen with him though???
I think Assef should be dead right now because it's not a valid reason to slaughter your own people because you witnessed sad things. He is a bully and needs to die right now!!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Guys are pimps, Girls are sluts wtf?
I don't quite grasp this concept that when guys play or date numerous amount girls they are pimpin ,but if a girl does the same she is referred to as a slut. I decided to write about this because my brother walked in and I was listening to indigo vanity-I play games and he said,"Hahaha I bet that slut must have been played a lot of times." I had asked him why he said that.He said,"Because you can hella tell. When a female plays a guy is because they got played and their hearts broken many times so the only thing they can do is turn into sluts." I was like,"WTH??? Maybe they just want to do it because there not ready to get into a serious relationship or relationships aren't their thing."He responded with,"Mm,like I said BOP!"
Why is it that it's okay for males to do these things and talk about it like in raps,etc. but for women it is frowned upon? Some people said because women end up with consequences like for example ending up pregnant. But my brother called her slut for playing them, not taking in any sexual activity. Some other people said because it's more common for a girl to be the ones who are cheated on and get their heart broken and since it's kind of uncommon for guys to get their hearts broken, they get pity. I still don't know why this happens.
What also gets me mad is that it's not only men who get mad and talk bad about women who do this,It's also other women. Some women comment on this because their jealous or have different thoughts about how it should be handled or they were raised with different beliefs about how women should treat men. I don't think people should judge them for what or why they play guys because it's their decision and they don't know what those women have gone through.
Why is it that it's okay for males to do these things and talk about it like in raps,etc. but for women it is frowned upon? Some people said because women end up with consequences like for example ending up pregnant. But my brother called her slut for playing them, not taking in any sexual activity. Some other people said because it's more common for a girl to be the ones who are cheated on and get their heart broken and since it's kind of uncommon for guys to get their hearts broken, they get pity. I still don't know why this happens.
What also gets me mad is that it's not only men who get mad and talk bad about women who do this,It's also other women. Some women comment on this because their jealous or have different thoughts about how it should be handled or they were raised with different beliefs about how women should treat men. I don't think people should judge them for what or why they play guys because it's their decision and they don't know what those women have gone through.
What? I'm not starting "WAR" with you
I hear where your coming from, but your offending me when you said:
Nobody was being rude to you by simply posting up the way they felt towards Justin Bieber, there was no harm done in this process because in the end we knew that we were going to stick to our opinions. You are provoking us and in this quote you are proving me right that your being intolerant. If you were intolerant, you wouldn't have told us to stop posting stuff about J.B and that no one cared. Apparently you are denying me the right to my opinion because your telling me to give it a rest. I think that before you write things like that, you should take into consideration that this is the way you feel not as you said "everyone."
It's all right with me if you guys disagree with each other, but why can't you respect that other people have opinions just as much as you do? Why can't you just agree to disagree?-Constance
As for this quote, never did I said you should love Justin Bieber because I said so I was just joking around when I said people listen to him secretly. Of course, I don't know that for sure because I'm not watching there every move. I am respecting others opinions because I'm not saying that they should become their fans because he's the best person on Earth. Besides, that's what makes posting blogs like that,fun because you get responses and you can have little,civil discussions.
I'm not at all trying to provoke you. I felt offended by some of the comments you made on your previous post you made. I think some of the comments could have been left unsaid. I'm no longer trying to argue, I did make the mistake of confusing you with a JB hater but I think you should understand that it's really rude saying that what we put up doesn't matter. I do get why some people hate on him but if they can defend what they believe why can't I? Why do you see it as me not understanding there views? I can understand but that doesn't necessarily mean to agree and stay silent about it. Like I said nobody is getting hurt by us posting this, no ones forcing the people who don't "care" to read it.
Stop arguing about Justin Beiber. It doesn't matter. No matter how essential you believe it is that everyone in the whole damn world be in love with Beiber, or that everyone hate him, it still doesn't matter. So give it a rest, because we're tired of hearing it.-Constance
Nobody was being rude to you by simply posting up the way they felt towards Justin Bieber, there was no harm done in this process because in the end we knew that we were going to stick to our opinions. You are provoking us and in this quote you are proving me right that your being intolerant. If you were intolerant, you wouldn't have told us to stop posting stuff about J.B and that no one cared. Apparently you are denying me the right to my opinion because your telling me to give it a rest. I think that before you write things like that, you should take into consideration that this is the way you feel not as you said "everyone."
It's all right with me if you guys disagree with each other, but why can't you respect that other people have opinions just as much as you do? Why can't you just agree to disagree?-Constance
As for this quote, never did I said you should love Justin Bieber because I said so I was just joking around when I said people listen to him secretly. Of course, I don't know that for sure because I'm not watching there every move. I am respecting others opinions because I'm not saying that they should become their fans because he's the best person on Earth. Besides, that's what makes posting blogs like that,fun because you get responses and you can have little,civil discussions.
There is no point in attempting to provoke me. My point is to prevent an argument, not to start a new one. Go ahead and continue arguing if you want, I guess, instead of learning to be understanding of others.-Constance
I'm not at all trying to provoke you. I felt offended by some of the comments you made on your previous post you made. I think some of the comments could have been left unsaid. I'm no longer trying to argue, I did make the mistake of confusing you with a JB hater but I think you should understand that it's really rude saying that what we put up doesn't matter. I do get why some people hate on him but if they can defend what they believe why can't I? Why do you see it as me not understanding there views? I can understand but that doesn't necessarily mean to agree and stay silent about it. Like I said nobody is getting hurt by us posting this, no ones forcing the people who don't "care" to read it.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Excuse You;response to Constance
I got this quote from Constance's blog:
You know what? I don't give a damn about Justin Beiber. He's a singer, and some people like him, and that's fine for them. Some people don't like him, and that's fine for them too. I'm sick of everyone trying to force their opinions on everyone else. Why can't we just let people have their own preferences? Is a little tolerance really too much to ask?Umm nobody is forcing their opinions on anyone okay! We have the right to express our opinions about whatever we want. You might not give a damn about him but we do. Just because you don't like him and don't listen to his music, it doesn't mean that the whole world is going to stop this because what you say. quite frankly you should eat your own words because you are not being tolerant yourself were not the ones getting all crazy and angry about the opposing side disagreeing with us. We can argue about Justin Bieber all we want, there is no law or rule stating that we stop. Also, speak for yourself when you say no one cares and your tired of hearing it because no one else is complaining but you. If this bothers you a lot then simply don't read it,it's that easy! I suggest that you don't read the haters and fans of Justin Biebers blogs because your the only one being all dramatic about it. If you don't listen to him thats great for you and if you don't like our little discussions about him then why don't you give it a rest because I honestly it doesn't matter either
Stop arguing about Justin Beiber. It doesn't matter. No matter how essential you believe it is that everyone in the whole damn world be in love with Beiber, or that everyone hate him, it still doesn't matter. So give it a rest, because we're tired of hearing it.
Justin Bieber club!
Yeah you read the title right! We are going to have a Justin Bieber club. We decided to have a club about him specifically because he is super cute and talented. He deserves to have a fan club. If you love Justin Bieber whether it's for his personality,cuteness,or his singing you should join this club.
What we will do in this club is look at pictures of Justin Bieber,go to his shows,join online clubs, buy shirts and bracelets of him,and gossip about his life. I know this sounds a little creepy or obsessive...it's really not,it's perfectly normal. We will also try to get his number and talk with him backstage and get him to sign our stuff then we will come back to school bring the Justin Bieber things and talk about how we met him and how awesome it was. We will enjoy Justin Bieber shows on t.v and hang out at stores that have his merchandise.
If there is a Justin look alike on the streets we will ask him to be in our club and we are going to make him our leader...jk But if there is, I am going to get his number. Also, we are oing to get all heated and mad when we talk about the person who threw a water bottle at his precious head and any girls he's made out with or will go out with. Justin Bieber fans are increasing faster and faster, we will soon enough become a Justin Bieber Nation!
Justin Bieber is too cute!!! Even if you say you hate him and that his voice sounds like a girl,you know that you secretely like him and secretely listen to his music in the room and you sing along with it in the dark. Oh yeah i know your secret! We encourage you to join even if you are a fan under cover but you need to show off your inner Bieber Fever.
xoxoxoxoxoxo Justil Bieber xoxooxoxo
This is not an official club(yet) but we will do the stuff I listed at the top.
What we will do in this club is look at pictures of Justin Bieber,go to his shows,join online clubs, buy shirts and bracelets of him,and gossip about his life. I know this sounds a little creepy or obsessive...it's really not,it's perfectly normal. We will also try to get his number and talk with him backstage and get him to sign our stuff then we will come back to school bring the Justin Bieber things and talk about how we met him and how awesome it was. We will enjoy Justin Bieber shows on t.v and hang out at stores that have his merchandise.
If there is a Justin look alike on the streets we will ask him to be in our club and we are going to make him our leader...jk But if there is, I am going to get his number. Also, we are oing to get all heated and mad when we talk about the person who threw a water bottle at his precious head and any girls he's made out with or will go out with. Justin Bieber fans are increasing faster and faster, we will soon enough become a Justin Bieber Nation!
Justin Bieber is too cute!!! Even if you say you hate him and that his voice sounds like a girl,you know that you secretely like him and secretely listen to his music in the room and you sing along with it in the dark. Oh yeah i know your secret! We encourage you to join even if you are a fan under cover but you need to show off your inner Bieber Fever.
xoxoxoxoxoxo Justil Bieber xoxooxoxo
This is not an official club(yet) but we will do the stuff I listed at the top.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
book review!!!
This book Isn’t like most books out there,it’s very unique and original.
I have read numerous books that contained some of the same plots or experiences said in The Kite Runner but none were blended in like in this one.This book talks about actual life in Afghanistan but also speaks about his personal experiences and contains flashbacks.This book seemed boring at first,but now that I have read some of it I have gotten hooked.With other books,the thing that catches my eye is the title or when i skim through it,it gives me a good overall impression that makes me want to read it immediately.You can’t necessarily tell what this book is actually about just from reading the title.It doesn’t give hints.
Honestly,I would have never chosen this book if I saw it randomly on a book shelf,but now that I know more about it,I’m hooked.No book that I have seen so far incorporates the same things he did.The saying don’t judge a book by it’s cover is included in here.
The reality of this book hits me harder than most books.It’s sad reading about this because there friendship is dying and Hassan has to endure a lot of pain just for his friend that he loves.Most books contain common things like you fight with your friend over something small or over boy etc.This book actually gives me the sense that I’m there and I am a character in there too.When I read this book,it brings a lot of emotions out of me like anger,sadness,nothing happy so far.I can’t actually connect to this because my losses of friends are nothing compared to this one. My overall opinion of this book is outstanding and intense.Now that I have read this book,I will try my best to picking out plenty more,no matter how boring the title is.I encourage others to read this book and actually have an open-mind to be able to feel the emotion.
This book is one in a million. :)
I have read numerous books that contained some of the same plots or experiences said in The Kite Runner but none were blended in like in this one.This book talks about actual life in Afghanistan but also speaks about his personal experiences and contains flashbacks.This book seemed boring at first,but now that I have read some of it I have gotten hooked.With other books,the thing that catches my eye is the title or when i skim through it,it gives me a good overall impression that makes me want to read it immediately.You can’t necessarily tell what this book is actually about just from reading the title.It doesn’t give hints.
Honestly,I would have never chosen this book if I saw it randomly on a book shelf,but now that I know more about it,I’m hooked.No book that I have seen so far incorporates the same things he did.The saying don’t judge a book by it’s cover is included in here.
The reality of this book hits me harder than most books.It’s sad reading about this because there friendship is dying and Hassan has to endure a lot of pain just for his friend that he loves.Most books contain common things like you fight with your friend over something small or over boy etc.This book actually gives me the sense that I’m there and I am a character in there too.When I read this book,it brings a lot of emotions out of me like anger,sadness,nothing happy so far.I can’t actually connect to this because my losses of friends are nothing compared to this one. My overall opinion of this book is outstanding and intense.Now that I have read this book,I will try my best to picking out plenty more,no matter how boring the title is.I encourage others to read this book and actually have an open-mind to be able to feel the emotion.
This book is one in a million. :)
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