Amir Khan

Advantages: good detail - makes sense -
Disadvantages: none

...Hi I have read this book 7 times and i never get tired of his amazing story if only every one out there had known what amir khan has gone through. This book is written in good detail the whole book makes sense and it is all true (biography). this book tells you about how amir khan started off in his first all the way up to his professional matches this book is heart pumping and half way into the book you think to your self how could a young boy go across all of life's challenges in just his childhood. AMIR KHAN I salute you for being so darn courageous you are my true role if only words could describe how much of a hero you are.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Compelling story
Disadvantages: Characters not always likeable.

...This is the debut novel by Khaled Hosseini, a Californian doctor who was born in Afghanistan and fled to the US seeking political asylum in 1980, thus you can be sure he knows he stuff regarding the early years of his lead character. The book is told from the perspective of Amir. Amir's mother died in childbirth and he grew up thinking that his father never quite forgave him for killing his mother. Amir's father, or Baba as he is referred to throughout the book, was a successful businessman and philanthropist and they shared their house with Ali ( a childhood friend of Baba's) and his son Hassan who were Hazaras, a Shi'a Muslim immigrant minority group rumoured to be descended from Genghis Khan, that were often regarded as second class citizens in Afghanistan. Ali and Hassan were servants to Amir's family. Hassan is about the same... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: it may be a fiction but it is sounds so true.
Disadvantages: it is addictive, you cant stop reading.

...Khaled Hosseini says this is a fiction story in one of his interviews but once you start reading you can sense there is a reality to somethings said. It is a sad story of a boy growing up with no mother in a land that was thriving with goodness, then. He world is filled with men- father, father's close friend Rahim Khan, male Shia servant and his son Hassan who was the same age as the main character Amir. His father had a guilty conscience for he had a legitimate son and an illegitimate son from his servant's wife. He tried to be hard on himself and it showed on the boy-Amir who wasnt shown any affection from his father, yet he can see some kindness when he speaks of the servant's son, the illegitimate son. The story teller Amir doesnt get to know about this secret till the last few chapters in the book. The story takes a turn when... Read review

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