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I see you, the kiterunner, the unfinished review.

May 10, 2010 Reviews

I’m still in the middle of this excellent read, which Belle said made her tears flow.

Disclaimer: She’s a really strong lady, and I’m blown away by the seemingly unquantifiable courage and fight within, such that if there’s anything that can make her tears flow, I’m pretty sure it’s gotta be one helluva book.

And Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kiterunner, did wrote one helluva book.

It’s so brutally honest, heart-wrenchingly warm, and emotionally gripping – totally a tangent away from the previous fiction book I read, and amusingly enjoyed, Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis.

I swear that I would run out of words to review The Kiterunner, however, if there’s a phrase, thus far, that I’ve learned that best describes the book, and one which she paraphrased to me as well, this is it:

For you, a thousand times.

It’s touching, and I wish I had more time.

Really there should be more than 24 hours to qualify a day’s worth, cos I’m having to do all this blogging thingy in the wee hours, when everyone is sleeping and my thoughts aren’t distracted, or else I’d be able to finish reading it sooner and come up with a complete review.

But reality sinks in and if there’s a phrase I’d like to paraphrase about this book and it’s author, and to you as well (you know who you are), and taken off Avatar’s intimate tagline, this is it:

I See You.

But it’s still unfinished.

There’s a big lake. Everyone says a monster is in it. What would you do?

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  • D is for Dils

    Alamak! You beat me to it! I bought the book like a year ago and still yet to flip past the cover. Urgh.

    Anyhooooo on this –> “There’s a big lake. Everyone says a monster is in it. What would you do?”…

    JUMP RIGHT IN!!! Wheeeeeeeeeee~ It could be your friendly lochness you know… kekekekekeke… my life's philosophy: do or die. In this case, you'll never know till you try *wink wink*

  • http://blog.mar.sg/ Mar

    I won! Why nev read? It's.. as what I've described above. But I'm quite amazed that it's fiction. Everything seems so.. real.

    You'd jump in? Wah, garang man! Aha..

    I'd probably put my feet in first.. waddle a little around.. see if anything stirs, then go waist deep. waddle somemore, see if anything stirs, then perhaps call it a day.

    Then come back the next day with my diving suit, harpoon, a few oxygen tanks, and mount a search mission to confirm the Monster's authenticity. Aha..