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Matterhorn Fan · 03-06-2006, 05:37 PM

The Kite Runner . . .

Well, for starters, it wasn't my idea to read it. It definitely wasn't forced upon me, but it's not something I would have picked up on my own.

Since I haven't read the whole thing, I can't really say how political it is. But there's a decent storyline to it--I guess that the political stuff is more a backdrop than anything else, though it figures pretty prominantly (at least at the beginning).

Surely someone else on this board has read it and can give you a better idea of whether you might like it, MouseWife.

€, those books look interesting. If I were to buy just one of them, which one would you recommend?

€uroMeinke · 03-06-2006, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

€, those books look interesting. If I were to buy just one of them, which one would you recommend?

Both are good, but I think for you I'd lean slightly toward Kafka on the Shore

Matterhorn Fan · 03-07-2006, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Both are good, but I think for you I'd lean slightly toward Kafka on the Shore

Good to hear--that's what I was thinking from the descriptions, but the reviews seemed to lean the other way.

Not that I put much stock in Amazon reviews.

You guys are making me think maybe I should bring Kite Runner home from the office.

03-06-2006, 05:37 PM	#1
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	The Kite Runner . . . Well, for starters, it wasn't my idea to read it. It definitely wasn't forced upon me, but it's not something I would have picked up on my own. Since I haven't read the whole thing, I can't really say how political it is. But there's a decent storyline to it--I guess that the political stuff is more a backdrop than anything else, though it figures pretty prominantly (at least at the beginning). Surely someone else on this board has read it and can give you a better idea of whether you might like it, MouseWife. €, those books look interesting. If I were to buy just one of them, which one would you recommend?
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