19th Oct 2006
reading The Kite Runner
I am reading Kite Runner with one of my classes and finding it really interesting how their thoughts help me think through my own and even challenge me to see the story in new ways. There’s really nothing easy about this book — it’s about tough things that happen to people and the ways we manage to survive despite them. As I read it, I find myself constantly thinking about, “What if that happened to me? What would I do?” as well as wondering how my students are liking the book — is it interesting to them? Do they find it as compelling as I do? I mean, this is a book I can get lost in because I want to know what happens next, and as I re-read it now, I want to think about how I might take from this story and think about my own. That’s what a good book does, I think — makes you want to take it back to your life and share it with people. It’s a powerful story, for sure.
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