A Must Read

Summer is notoriously the biggest book sale season and you will see tons of new, best sellers on book shelves across the country waiting eagerly to be devoured at poolside or on sandy beaches. One book that is a 'must read' for everyone is 'The Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseini. I've only just begun to read this book, but as an avid reader, I was hooked by the end of the first sentence of the first chapter. The New York Times Book Review declared this to be a "powerful...haunting" read when the book was first released a couple of years ago, but this is really an understatement. Mr Hosseini writes in such a significant way, like an artist making small brushstrokes to paint a portrait of a land and its people that we, as Americans, try to grapple with on a daily basis. Without giving away any of the story, as so often happens with other book reviews, especially on blogs, I will tell you that you will not at all be disappointed with this book in any way. To say that it will evoke emotion from readers is truly an understatement. Be prepared to shed some tears with this book and to perhaps better understand a part of this world that is a mystery to most of us.