Response To Kite Runner

    My response to reading most of this book is that this book is very intriguing. The material is somewhat explicit, but its a good book.The storyline of the book really caught my attention once some big events happened. The first few chapters, I had to force myself to read, but  once things started happening, I was interested.
    The relationship between Amir and Hassan seems a little bit strained. It starts off as a normal friendship between two children and they don't understand why Hassan is Amir's servant or why they are separated by religion, social class, and ethnicity. Once they start to understand their differences their relationship seems a lot more intense. For example, when Amir sees that Hassan doesn't defend himself when being attacked, or in  this case raped, he tries to teach him how to by throwing pomegranates at him and seeing what he will do. Amir, trying to make Hassan mad, in turn gets very angry at Hassan.
     I also noticed the neglect and longing for acceptance between Amir and his father. His father, as the author explains, is already heartbroken by the loss of beloved wife and somewhat seems to despise Amir because she died giving birth to him. Once Amir's father sees that he is not interested in the things he wants him to be, such as sports and, technically getting rich, he looses all hope and interest in Amir. Left with this self pitiful father, Amir has no choice but to try and gain his father's approval of him. Ofcourse Amir sees his father as a great man with, somewhat high standards for a son. The author really tries to show this in the first part of the book.
    In short, I love the book and writing styles of the author and look foward to reading more.