“I totally disagree. first of all, from my vantage point, the theme of the book was beyond just the history of afghanistan. it was more about the inner world within all of us or at least me. it's about the struggle within you about whether to undertake the safe and wrong way or the dangerous and right one. unfortunately for me, most of the time and in the most critical situations it's the former which dominates. maybe that's part of the reason I like this book so much. I really feel going step by step through the story with Amir. So if you ask me, part of the raeson peaple warm up to this book lies in it's being tangible and touching. in some parts of the book I couldn't stop crying and I was not sure whom I was crying for, the character or myself? Khaled Hosseini has got a wonderful taste in words, how to put them together, how to express the feelings in the way jolting your heart and conscience the most. and if he make bucks through this, he definitely deserves it. talent should be appreciated not condemned. I think what he wrote pleases the people of east like me as those of west . I can even say it appeals to people of east even more as they feel some messages of the book in truest sense of the words. for example take the foolish quarrel between shiia and sonni- hazare and pashton. the word"HOPELESS" is the best to describe a country affected to such absurdities. the occasional here-and-there persian words can't be sweater for anyone than farsi-speakers.”
“Well said! I enjoyed the book too. I also enjoyed "3 cups of tea" and "Kabul Beauty School."”
