Book Recommendation 

Title of Book:

The Kite Runner

Author: Khaled Hosseini

ISBN : 9781408824856

Recommender:

6A Poon Sin To

Summary of the book:

This book is about the significance of making amendments for our mistakes. Amir and his servant Hassan have been best friends ever since they were little. Hassan always stands up or even becomes the scapegoat for his master Amir whenever Amir gets into troubles.

Being a weak boy who likes poetry instead of bloodthirsty sports, Amir’s father is not at all affectionate with him. In a bid to earn his father’s love, he craves winning in the kite-fighting tournament so as to be the apple of his father’s eye.

During the fierce competition, he witnesses his friend being raped by a hooligan and has no guts to stand up for his poor friend. Afterward, war comes to Afghanistan and Amir flies to California with his dad to start a new life, putting an end to his friendship with his servant.

Living in fear and guilt for several years, Amir receives a letter from his motherland one day, asking him to come back and to atone for his actions in the past by saving the life of his friend’s son.

I am recemmeding this book because:

I would like to recommend this book because there are countless things that are worth to learn from. Students can be inspired to be warriors who will stand up against unfairness and injustice instead of being cowards. They can also learn some useful vocabularies and expressions which help improve their English standards.

My favorite part of the book :

My favorite part of the book is when Amir asks his father about ‘sin’, his father replies ‘Theft is the only sin. Every other sin is a variation of theft. When you kill a man, you steal a life. When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.’ It reminds me the importance of being honest, humble and kind-hearted.