tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048953.post116345713619009391..comments2023-06-19T13:55:49.396+01:00Comments on Radio Shak: Book: The Kite Runner, Khaled HosseiniShakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13657830810835591711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048953.post-1164217971437045292006-11-22T17:52:00.000+00:002006-11-22T17:52:00.000+00:00I read Minaret and was left disappointed.I read Minaret and was left disappointed.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945837139368122831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048953.post-1163983854176026132006-11-20T00:50:00.000+00:002006-11-20T00:50:00.000+00:00Oh, and if you really want to avoid weakly crafted...Oh, and if you really want to avoid weakly crafted books with stories involving aspects of Muslim culture and characters, you would be well advised to avoid Leila AbouLeila's Minaret.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444894242246779645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048953.post-1163983379483666882006-11-20T00:42:00.000+00:002006-11-20T00:42:00.000+00:00The Kite Runner is the most disturbing book I have...The Kite Runner is the most disturbing book I have read this year - not so much because of some of the unfortunate events related in it - but more because the narrator never seems to quite be courageous enough to step up to the task of overcoming his fears and his stigmas. I found him, and therefore the book, frustrating as a result, and when finished it left me feeling unfulfilled and disappointed.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444894242246779645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048953.post-1163543091596096442006-11-14T22:24:00.000+00:002006-11-14T22:24:00.000+00:00It wasn't THAT bad! It gave an interesting insight...It wasn't THAT bad! It gave an interesting insight into Afghanistan and the discrimination and injustice present pre and post Taliban. That would have been worth a mention, even if you didn't like all the emotional stuff- which it did very well.<BR/><BR/>I await to hear of a book you thought was riveting.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945837139368122831noreply@blogger.com