Reasons I Could Just Cry Right Now

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1. The thought of our next president being that Mc guy.

2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

3. Remembering how I used to sing this song to my nephew Curtis when he was a baby:

Comments

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Yes, you are spot-on, with your remarks. Believability is the problem. Hosseini just went over the top. I didn't believe Assef keeping Sohrab as a sex slave, I didn't believe his sudden attack against his oppressor (that's probably where I found it most unbelievable), I didn't believe the suicide attempt (If he was brave enough to attack Assef then he would be brave enough to face the possibility of an orphanage and if he loved and trusted his father so much, he should also love and trust his father's friend/half-brother (whom his father had only said good things about) to stay consistent with his character . Also, it's almost like Hosseini has a fixation with sodomy. I could believe the first incident, but then when Kamal appears as another vacant victim of forced sodomy it gets to be a bit too much.

What I did appreciate from this novel was a glimpse into Afghan culture. This is ultimately what made the book so wildly popular. Flaws this serious in an American novel would not have been tolerated.