The Kite Runner

Recently, I finished The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini.
Well, there is nothing to argue about the fact that the book is lucidly written, fast paced with an interesting story-line, and the occasional flashbacks hardly bore you[:)].
In my opinion, the story broadly speaks about the mistakes that we all do in our lives with the prized relations that we are gifted with(and often take for granted)... and repent when its too late. But what probably makes us a better human being is probably accept our mistakes and then do everything in our capacity to fix it appropriately.
So, the issues, the attitude of our society on such issues which have been touched upon in the book are actually quite independent of the geographical location and time where the story is set and can be well adapted to almost any present day society, and that is exactly where the story should appeal to a large section of readers.
What I didn't like about the book was that the narrator(Amir), in my opinion, was significantly less contemplative(or expressive) in his adulthood. He speaks very little about his present and it seems he is too preoccupied with his past and dad(probably responsibilities make us less imaginative). There is no mention of any cultural clash that a boy of his age must have faced when he moves from Afghanistan to USA, or from riches to rags.
I appreciate the author's beautiful use of kites symbolically sometimes as a weapon to win his father's love and finally the kite signifies his freedom from the solitary confinement he had subjected himself to.

In conclusion I think it is certainly a good experience to read this book.